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 Feb. 26, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Santa Rosa Community Health Centers, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Feb. 26, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12328, row:3467)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Santa Rosa Community Health Centers, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 5,983 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, health insurance and claims information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. After the breach the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its workforce members.