- State
- CA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 22,012
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Theft
- Location of breached information
- Desktop Computer
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
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.
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Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.