Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (December 2010)

Organization named: Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Dec. 28, 2010.

Organization as reported: Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, PA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Theft
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Dec. 28, 2010
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15921, row:7060)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity's (CE) staff physician emailed the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,900 individuals to his home email account while working on an analysis. The PHI included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and medication information. Following the breach, the CE sanctioned the physician and implemented a plan to auto-encrypt all PHI sent through email. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE improved its physical safeguards and retrained employees. \ \
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

2,928 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Dec. 28, 2010, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2010-12-28Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15921)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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