Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital

29,156 individuals · submitted December 30, 2015

About this report

The covered entity (CE), St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, reported that a USB thumb drive was stolen that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 29,156 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, radiographic information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. Following the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and strengthened its technical and security safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital
State
NY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
29,156
Submission date
December 30, 2015
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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