HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Jan. 31, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Catholic Hospice, Inc., FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Jan. 31, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11641, row:2780)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Catholic Hospice, reported that multiple employees were victims of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 14,986 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provide credit monitoring and identity protection services and initiated a password reset of affected accounts. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.