HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Dec. 30, 2015.
- Organization as reported
- St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- Submission date
- Dec. 30, 2015
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14639, row:5778)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, reported that a USB thumb drive was stolen that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 29,156 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, radiographic information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. Following the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and strengthened its technical and security safeguards.