Health Data Breach Tracker/NJ

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Saint Peter's University Hospital

585 individuals · submitted July 9, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Saint Peter’s University Hospital, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 585 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, medical diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The BA provided affected individuals with free credit monitoring and related services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE disabled the interface between its computer system and the BA’s computer system to better protect its ePHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Saint Peter's University Hospital
State
NJ
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
585
Submission date
July 9, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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