Almeida Law Group is investigating a data breach at Camden-on-Gauley Medical Center. If you were affected, contact Almeida Law Group.
About Camden-on-Gauley Medical Center
Camden-On-Gauley Medical Center, Inc. operates as Camden Family Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) based in Camden-on-Gauley, West Virginia. The organization is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and provides a broad range of services — including primary care, dental, vision, behavioral and mental health, pharmacy, laboratory, family planning, OBGYN, and pediatrics — across approximately 12 locations throughout the Mountain Lake Region of West Virginia. It serves underserved rural communities on a sliding fee scale regardless of ability to pay. Because the organization provides medical and health services, it maintains protected health information for the patients it serves.
What Happened?
Camden-on-Gauley Medical Center was listed in an HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal report submitted on September 15th, 2026. The incident was classified as a Hacking/IT Incident, with the breached information located on a network server. The report lists 501 individuals as affected; however, that figure is commonly used as a placeholder when the full scope of affected individuals has not yet been determined, and the actual number may be higher. No business associate was identified as involved. The specific types of data exposed were not identified in the filing, and no public notification letter or press coverage of this specific incident was found.
Camden-on-Gauley Medical Center was also previously listed as an affected entity in the 2021 CaptureRx data breach, a separate third-party incident involving a 340B administrative services vendor that impacted more than 2.4 million individuals across numerous healthcare organizations. No ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the current incident, and no class action litigation related to this breach has been identified.
Key Facts at a Glance
- Company or Organization: Camden-on-Gauley Medical Center (Camden Family Health)
- Industry: Healthcare — Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
- Location: Camden-on-Gauley, WV (Webster County), with additional locations throughout the Mountain Lake Region of West Virginia
- Incident type: Hacking/IT Incident — Network Server
- Date of consumer notification: September 15th, 2026
- Total persons affected: 501 (may be a placeholder; actual number could be higher)
- Prior breach: Listed as an affected entity in the 2021 CaptureRx third-party data breach
- Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal; DataBreaches.net — CaptureRx Incident Entity List (2021); Free Clinic Directory — Camden Family Health
What Should You Do?
If you received notice that your information was involved in this breach, consider taking the following steps. Because Camden-on-Gauley Medical Center is a healthcare provider, review your Explanation of Benefits statements and request copies of your medical records to check for any services you did not receive, which could indicate medical identity theft. Place a fraud alert or credit freeze with the three major credit bureaus — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to help prevent unauthorized accounts from being opened in your name. Monitor your financial accounts and credit reports closely, and obtain your free annual credit reports at AnnualCreditReport.com. If you discover that your information has been misused, report it and get a personalized recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.
Your Legal Rights
If your personal or health information was involved in this breach, you may have legal rights depending on the facts of the incident and the law in your state. Almeida Law Group represents consumers in data breach and privacy litigation and can help you evaluate whether you may have a claim. Contact us at (708) 529-5418 or through our contact page for a free case evaluation.
