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 Oct. 14, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- The Valley Hospital, NJ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Improper Disposal
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Oct. 14, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11130, row:2269)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Valley Hospital, reported that the protected health information (PHI) of 4,245 individuals was improperly disposed of in a standard recycling ben without being shredded. The PHI involved included names and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and physical safeguards to better protect sensitive data.