Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center (July 2021)

Organization named: Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center 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 July 8, 2021.

Organization as reported: Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center, IL
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Network Server
Submission date: July 8, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12026, row:3165)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center, reported that the protected health information (PHI) of 705 individuals was shared over the Internet. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses, telephone numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its administrative safeguards to better protect PHI.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

705 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date July 8, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2021-07-08Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12026)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center 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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