Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Family Health Centers of San Diego (May 2026)

Organization named: Family Health Centers of San Diego 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 Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of May 12, 2026.

Organization as reported: Family Health Centers of San Diego, CA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: May 12, 2026
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 8926, row:65)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Family Health Centers of San Diego, reported that an employee forwarded emails containing the protected health information (PHI) of 523 individuals to her personal email account without approval or authorization. The PHI involved included clinical and demographic information. The CE notified HHS, the media, and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

523 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date May 12, 2026, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2026-05-12Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 8926)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Family Health Centers of San Diego 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, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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