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 Sept. 21, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Northern California Fertility Medical Center, Inc., CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 21, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11189, row:2328)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Northern California Fertility Medical Center, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 12,145 individuals. The PHI involved included names and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards, and updated its HIPAA policies and procedures.