- State
- CO
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,283
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Loss
- Location of breached information
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Cedar Springs Hospital, reported that a workforce member of the CE’s licensing agency, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, lost an unencrypted external thumb drive that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,283 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medication information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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