Buzău Hospital

Profile narrative

Buzău Hospital is a healthcare facility located in Romania. It provides medical services to patients, including inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostics, treatment, and support functions such as medication management and payroll administration. The hospital relies on the Hippocrates medical software platform to maintain electronic health records for admissions, test results, medication orders, and staff payroll. This system integrates clinical and administrative workflows across the institution.

In February 2024, Buzău Hospital was affected by a ransomware campaign that targeted the Hippocrates software used by many Romanian hospitals. The attack encrypted electronic records, forcing clinicians to revert to paper‑based documentation for patient admissions, laboratory results, medication charts, and payroll processing. Despite the disruption, the hospital’s IT team restored systems from backups, and critical care services continued to operate using offline spreadsheets and printed laboratory outputs. The incident highlighted the hospital’s dependence on a centralized health‑information system and its capacity to sustain essential functions during a cyber‑induced outage.

The hospital’s headquarters are situated in Buzău, Romania, placing it within the national healthcare network. While specific details about ownership, size, or specialty services are not disclosed in the available sources, the facility’s role as a provider of general medical care is evident from its use of comprehensive electronic health‑record software and its participation in the nationwide response to the ransomware event.

Incidents

1 incident linked to this organisation.