HHS OCR report ยท 2011
Hartford Hospital data breach
Hartford Hospital, a business associate in Connecticut, reported a breach affecting 93,500 individuals to HHS OCR on Apr 5, 2011.
OCR report facts
- Covered entity
- Hartford Hospital
- Entity type
- Business Associate
- State
- Connecticut
- Individuals affected
- 93,500
- Submission date
- Apr 5, 2011
- Type of breach
- Theft
- Location of breached information
- Other
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Status
- Archive (closed)
OCR description
A workforce member of the covered entity's (CE) business associate (BA) saved the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 93,500 patients on an unsecured computer drive in order to do work from home, and subsequently lost the hard drive. The PHI included names, addresses, dates of birth, marital status, social security numbers and medical record numbers. Following the breach, the workforce member involved was sanctioned for violating the CE's policies. The CE provid...
Text as published on the HHS OCR breach portal.
Frequently asked questions
How many people were affected by the Hartford Hospital data breach?
The report to HHS OCR lists 93,500 individuals affected.
When was it reported to HHS?
It was submitted to HHS OCR on Apr 5, 2011.
What type of breach was it?
The OCR portal lists the type of breach as Theft, with the breached information located in: Other.
Is the investigation still open?
No. The report is in the OCR portal archive, which holds reports where OCR has closed its review.
Is a breach notice letter from Hartford Hospital legitimate?
This site cannot verify letters. Check the sender against the organisation's official website and the HHS OCR breach portal, and avoid calling numbers or clicking links only listed in an unexpected message. See our guide on what to do after a data breach notice.
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, OCR export October 2026. Network USA is not affiliated with HHS or Hartford Hospital.