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 29, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- St. John's Well Child and Family Center, Inc., CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 29, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12183, row:3322)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), St. John's Well Child and Family Center, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 29,030 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims information, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. Following the breach incident and OCR’s investigation, the CE implemented new administrative and technical safeguards.