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 2, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Northwest Health – La Porte, IN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- May 2, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10758, row:1897)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Northwest Health – La Porte reported that its storage unit was burglarized and the protected health information (PHI) of 10,256 individuals was exposed. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, claims and financial information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards.