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 Nov. 23, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Dallam Hartley Counties Hospital District, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 23, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11032, row:2171)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Dallam Hartley Counties Hospital District, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 69,835 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.