Medical Records At A San Mateo Hospital Were Recycled Instead Of Shredded, Leaving Hundreds Of Patients’ Data Exposed
According to the public notice, only patients at the San Mateo Medical Center’s Daly City facility who were seen Nov. 5 and 6 had their information thrown out instead of destroyed, but the hospital was not able to identify which specific patients had their information recycled.
San Francisco Chronicle:
Data Breach At San Mateo Medical Center: Patient Records Not Shredded
In a public notice posted Friday, hospital administrators said housekeeping staff at the public hospital’s Daly City clinic on Nov. 6 mistakenly recycled a box of medical records instead of shredding them. A hospital staffer had left the box under her desk overnight. According to the public notice, only patients who were seen Nov. 5 and 6 had their information thrown out. (Ho, 12/3)
In other news from across the state —
Ventura County Star:
Community Memorial Hospital Could Open Dec. 16
The new Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura could open a little more than a week before Christmas, officials said. California Department of Public Health inspectors are set to visit the $275 million project in early December. If all goes well, patients from the existing hospital — now called the mountain tower — will move on Dec. 16, into a new 250-bed, six-story facility that took more than seven years to complete. The new hospital is expected to open that same day. (Kisken, 12/3)
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
ResMed To Buy Lung Health Company For $225 Million
San Diego’s ResMed, a seller of equipment and software for sleep apnea and related conditions, says it has agreed to buy Propeller Health for $225 million. Madison, Wis.-based Propeller Health provides devices and software for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, and asthma. Expected to close by March 30, 2019, the purchase further extends ResMed’s reach from medical hardware into the digital health area. (Fikes, 12/3)
Fresno Bee:
Wawona Packing Company Settlement Car Crash Worker Injured
Wawona Packing Company has agreed to pay one of its former employees $4.5 million to settle a lawsuit over serious injuries he received from a car crash. The employee, Jose Salvador Garza, 53, was on his way to work on May 1, 2017 when his 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix collided with a passenger van at the intersection of Road 96 and Avenue 416, just east of Dinuba. (Rodriguez, 12/3)