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 May 9, 2017.
- Organization as reported
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation - Coney Island Hospital, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Other, Paper/Films
- Submission date
- May 9, 2017
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14190, row:5329)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation - Coney Island Hospital, reported that a volunteer accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 3,494 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and medical record numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the discovery of the incident, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards and retrained its staff.