HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Sept. 18, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Wood Ranch Medical, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 18, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13214, row:4353)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Wood Ranch Medical, experienced a ransomware attack on its computer systems (its network server and backup hard drives) that blocked access to the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 5,835 individuals. The ePHI included demographic, clinical, and medical insurance information. The CE provided breach notification to affected individuals, HHS, and the media. Following the breach, the CE was unable to recover and restore the servers containing the PHI. As of December 17, 2019, the CE is closing its practice and ceasing operations.