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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
ArchivedSubmitted 04/27/2020
Updated 15 hours ago ()
- State
- PA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 518
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, reported that a tornado struck its medical records storage facility which was leased by its business associate (BA), STAT Informatic Solutions, LLC. This breach affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 518 individuals. The PHI exposed included diagnosis/conditions, lab results, medications, financial and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and initiated a clean-up of the area to collect whatever records were recoverable.
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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