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 Dec. 10, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Wellness Pharmacy, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Dec. 10, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12454, row:3593)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Wellness Pharmacy, the covered entity (CE), reported that documents containing the protected health information (PHI) of 545 individuals was stolen during rioting and looting. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. The CE also provided affected individuals with complimentary credit monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE improved the physical security at all stores.