The third party has since removed the link from their website.
Patients at the Mercy Medical Center Redding (Calif.) Oncology Clinic were notified beginning Dec. 18.
The compromised patient information included patient names, birth dates, age, date of service, diagnosis, medication, current therapy and treatment plan. No Social Security numbers or financial information were breached.
According to the patient notification letter, the hospital does not believe the information has been used for any “unlawful purpose.”
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