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 Aug. 16, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Hospice of San Joaquin, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 16, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13259, row:4398)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Hospice of San Joaquin, reported that its business associate (BA) IT Pro Source, was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 13,000 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, birthdates, claims information, financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and provided a toll free telephone number for questions or concerns. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented new technology to safeguard ePHI and retrained all workforce members.