HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of May 8, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Delta Specialty Hospital, TN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- May 8, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9920, row:1059)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Delta Specialty Hospital reported that an employee forwarded emails to her personal email account that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,019 individuals. The PHI involved included names, medical record numbers, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute breach notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE retrained its staff and implemented additional technical safeguards.