St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare
Disclosed Apr 23, 201016 years ago22,012 affectedConfirmed
22 computers were stolen from Clinical Management Service office.Five of the stolen computers contained the protected health information of approximately 22,012 individuals. The protected health information involved in the breach included name, date of birth, social security number, referral number, encounter number, facility, member ID, diagnosis, procedure, and/or diagnosis code. As a result of this incident, St. Joseph notified the potentially affected individuals, notified the local media, installed security cameras, re-trained employees, and installed encryption software on all laptops and Computers enterprise-wide. OCR's investigation resulted in the covered entity improving their physical and technological safeguards and retraining employees. \
What is known
| People affected | 22,012 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Apr 23, 2010 |
| Attack | Lost or stolen device |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare (Healthcare Provider, CA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Apr 23, 2010 | 22,012 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.