2/15 - Bronx Hospitals’ Medical Records of 1.7 Million People Are Stolen

Some 1.7 million patients, staff members, contractors and vendors had their medical and other personal records from city hospitals in the Bronx stolen, the city’s Health and Hospitals Corporation said Friday. The affected hospitals were Jacobi Medical Center, North Central Bronx Hospital and two affiliated clinics. The “overwhelming majority” of those who had their data stolen were patients, the agency said.

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