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 Nov. 19, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 19, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11775, row:2914)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), United Health Centers of The San Joaquin Valley. reported that it experienced a cyber-attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 112,031 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards, revised its policies and procedures, and provided affected individuals with complimentary credit monitoring services.