Feb 14, 2011

NEW YORK – The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) has begun to notify nearly 1.7 million patients and hospital staff, as well as the employees of vendors, contractors, and others about a recent reported theft of electronic files that contained their personal or protected health information (PHI). All notified parties were served by and/or provided services for or at Jacobi Medical Center, North Central Bronx Hospital and their two affiliated health centers during the past 20 years.