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 June 30, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- South Suburban Surgical Suites, LLC, IN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- June 30, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10627, row:1766)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), South Suburban Surgical Suites, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,340 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses/conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards.