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. 30, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Nov. 30, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13113, row:4252)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,983 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, telephone numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE also provided affected individuals with a toll-free hotline to call with questions or concerns. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.