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Breach notice filed by VA Northern California Health Care System (March 2021)

Organization named: VA Northern California Health Care System 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 Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of March 24, 2021.

Organization as reported
VA Northern California Health Care System, CA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
March 24, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12275, row:3414)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), VA Northern California Health Care System, reported that an employee left a document containing the protected health information (PHI) of 645 individuals in a public space. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary identity and credit monitoring services to all affected individuals. Following the breach, the CE retrained its workforce members on the importance of safeguarding PHI.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 645 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date March 24, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12275)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    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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