- State
- NY
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 6,909
- Business associate present
- No
- 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 26, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), New York Presbyterian Hospital, reported a mailing error that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 6,909 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic information. The CE notified HHS, the media, and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.
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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