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. 10, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Summit BHC West Virginia, LLC d/b/a Highland Hospital, WV
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Feb. 10, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11630, row:2769)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Summit BHC West Virginia dba Highland Hospital, reported that multiple employees were victims of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 6,804 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, claims and financial information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and revised its policies and procedures.