Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Redwoods Rural Health Center (October 2021)

Organization named: Redwoods Rural 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Oct. 18, 2021.

Organization as reported: Redwoods Rural Health Center, CA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Oct. 18, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11848, row:2987)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Redwoods Rural Health Center, reported that an employee sent an email that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 2,306 individuals. The email was not encrypted. It was subsequently determined that the incident did not involve a breach and the case was closed.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

2,306 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Oct. 18, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2021-10-18Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 11848)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Redwoods Rural 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, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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