HHS OCR report · 2018
Forrest General Hospital data breach
OCR report facts
- Covered entity
- Forrest General Hospital
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- State
- Mississippi
- Individuals affected
- 1,670
- Submission date
- Feb 1, 2018
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Status
- Archive (closed)
OCR description
Horne CPAs & Business Advisors, a business associate (BA) of Forrest General Hospital (CE), discovered that a staff member’s email account was sending out suspicious emails after being compromised in a phishing attack. The BA investigated the incident, and determined that an email attachment to one of the emails in the compromised account contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,671 of the CE’s patients. The types of breached PHI included names, Medicaid numbers, dates of service...
Text as published on the HHS OCR breach portal.
Frequently asked questions
How many people were affected by the Forrest General Hospital data breach?
The report to HHS OCR lists 1,670 individuals affected.
When was it reported to HHS?
It was submitted to HHS OCR on Feb 1, 2018.
What type of breach was it?
The OCR portal lists the type of breach as Hacking/IT Incident, with the breached information located in: Email.
Is the investigation still open?
No. The report is in the OCR portal archive, which holds reports where OCR has closed its review.
Is a breach notice letter from Forrest General Hospital legitimate?
This site cannot verify letters. Check the sender against the organisation's official website and the HHS OCR breach portal, and avoid calling numbers or clicking links only listed in an unexpected message. See our guide on what to do after a data breach notice.
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, OCR export October 2026. Network USA is not affiliated with HHS or Forrest General Hospital.