Personal Information of 4 Million Advocate Medical Patients Could Get Exposed

Written by Dan Lambert

A burglary at an Advocate Medical Group administration building might have put the personal information of more than 4 million patients at risk, the Chicago Tribune is reporting.

Four computers were stolen from the building in Park Ridge and information on the password protected, but not encrypted, machines includes the addresses, names, social security numbers and dates of birth of some four million patients, according to the report. 

A spokesman for the Downers Grove-based Advocate Health Care told the Tribune that no medical records were included on the stolen computers. From now until Sept. 9 the medical group will be sending letters to affected individuals offering one year of credit report monitoring. 

Read the full story from the Chicago Tribune. 

Advocate Health Care operates 12 hospitals, including Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers. Advocate Medical Group, which is part of the network, includes more than 1,000 doctors and 200 locations, according to their website. Other nearby locations include the Good Samaritan Downers Grove Immediate Care Center, 6840 S. Main St., and the Lemont Immediate Care Center, 15900 W. 127th St.