Health Data Breach Tracker/NM

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Artesia General Hospital

2,931 individuals · submitted January 26, 2024

About this report

Artesia General Hospital, the covered entity (CE), reported that one of its employees impermissibly stored documents containing the protected health information (PHI) of 2,931 individuals at his residence. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, The CE revised its policies and procedures and retrained staff.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Artesia General Hospital
State
NM
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,931
Submission date
January 26, 2024
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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