- State
- CA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,119
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Tahoe Forest Hospital District, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) inadvertently mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,119 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE updated its policies and retrained its employees.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.