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 Feb. 3, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Hospice of the Valley, AZ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Feb. 3, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10929, row:2068)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Hospice of the Valley, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 3,840 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, health insurance information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals.