Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by San Francisco Department of Public Health - Zuckerberg SF General Hospital (December 2019)

Organization named: San Francisco Department of Public Health - Zuckerberg SF General Hospital Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Improper Disposal

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 Dec. 16, 2019.

Organization as reported: San Francisco Department of Public Health - Zuckerberg SF General Hospital, CA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Improper Disposal
Location of information as reported: Paper/Films
Submission date: Dec. 16, 2019
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13081, row:4220)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee improperly disposed of documents containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,174 individuals. The PHI involved included names, birthdates, clinical information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards and retrained its staff.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

1,174 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Dec. 16, 2019, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2019-12-16Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13081)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

San Francisco Department of Public Health - Zuckerberg SF General Hospital 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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