Healthcare Provider · Archived
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
518 individuals · submitted April 27, 2020
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, reported that a tornado struck its medical records storage facility which was leased by its business associate (BA), STAT Informatic Solutions, LLC. This breach affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 518 individuals. The PHI exposed included diagnosis/conditions, lab results, medications, financial and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and initiated a clean-up of the area to collect whatever records were recoverable.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
- State
- PA
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 518
- Submission date
- April 27, 2020
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Paper/Films
- Business associate present
- Yes
- OCR status
- Archived
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