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Data Breach Notices

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Healthcare
  • Entity Name: Sandhills Medical Foundation, Inc.
  • Street Address: 645 S. 7th Street
  • City: McBee
  • State, or Country if outside the US: SC
  • Zip Code: 29101

Submitted By

  • Name: LaVonda Johnson
  • Title: Compliance Officer
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Sandhills Medical Foundation, Inc.
  • Telephone Number: (803) 305-6122
  • Email Address: ljohnson@sandhillsmedical.org
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Business Associate

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 39,602
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 2
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 09/23/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 01/08/2021
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 03/05/2021
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Sandhills - Adult - 12m.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: N/A
  • Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
  • If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: Sandhills Medical Foundation, Inc. is offering one year of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection to all affected patients. For questions about how to enroll in the free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services, affected patients should call 1-888-236-0854.

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