Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by T.J. Samson Community Hospital (August 2015)

Organization named: TJ Samson Community Hospital Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Aug. 7, 2015.

Organization as reported: T.J. Samson Community Hospital, KY
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Aug. 7, 2015
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14736, row:5875)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), TJ Samson Community Hospital, discovered that on June 8, 2015, it had sent an advertisement email to 2,060 patients that inadvertently exposed the names and email addresses of the recipients. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE drafted a new policy which details the internal use of its patient portal to communicate with patients. It also counseled its marketing staff on disseminating information. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

2,060 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Aug. 7, 2015, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2015-08-07Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14736)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

TJ Samson Community Hospital Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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