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 April 26, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Peak Vista Community Health Centers, CO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Desktop Computer
- Submission date
- April 26, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12194, row:3333)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Peak Vista Community Health Centers, reported that two desktop computers that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,118 individuals were stolen from its facility. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding its HIPAA Security Rule obligations.