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 July 5, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Preferred Hospital Leasing Hemphill, Inc d/b/a Sabine County Hospital, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 5, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11331, row:2470)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Preferred Hospital Leasing Hemphill dba Sabine County Hospital, reported that its business associate was the victim of a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 958 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. OCR has initiated a compliance review of the business associate regarding this breach.