- State
- CA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,122
- Business associate present
- No
- 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), Desert Oasis Healthcare, reported that an employee mailed postcards that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,122 individuals, to the wrong recipients. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.
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.