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 May 31, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Delta Specialty Hospital, TN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- May 31, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9878, row:1017)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Delta Specialty Hospital reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,998 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and treatment and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute breach notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented a series of improved technical safeguards.