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 Oct. 26, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Community Medical Centers, Inc., CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 26, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11834, row:2973)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Community Medical Centers, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 604,583 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE retrained its workforce members and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.