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 June 2, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Petaluma Health Center, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 2, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10684, row:1823)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Petaluma Health Center, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 124,862 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, and treatment and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice to its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.