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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation - Harlem Hospital

ArchivedSubmitted 03/29/2018
State
NY
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
595
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Theft
Location of breached information
Laptop
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

The covered entity (CE), New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation - Harlem Hospital, reported that an unencrypted laptop containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 595 individuals went missing. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and clinical and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and reported the theft to the New York City Police Department. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI and provided security awareness training for workforce members.

Change history

  • 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list

Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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