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Breach notice filed by Kings County Hospital Center (November 2010)

Organization named: Kings County Hospital 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 Nov. 30, 2010.

Organization as reported
Kings County Hospital Center, NY
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Desktop Computer
Submission date
Nov. 30, 2010
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15936, row:7075)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

An unencrypted desktop computer that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 542 individuals was stolen from the covered entity (CE), Kings County Hospital Center. The ePHI included names, medical record numbers, admission and treatment dates, diagnostic treatment, pathology and/or medication information, telephone numbers and ages. Upon discovery of the breach, the CE filed a police report and provided breach notification to affected individuals, HHS, and the media. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE installed an encryption system for all internal and external computers and laptops. The CE implemented a new policy that prohibits staff from storing ePHI on their local computer hard drives or Windows desktop.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 542 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Nov. 30, 2010, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15936)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Kings County Hospital Center Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    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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