Baystate Noble Hospital

Baystate Noble Hospital, a subsidiary of Baystate Health, notified patients in Massachusetts of an insider incident on April 14, 2026. An employee took copies of out-of-state driver's licenses and health insurance cards off hospital property without legitimate business reason. The hospital retrieved the documents, took corrective action against the employee, and offered two years of Experian IdentityWorks credit monitoring to affected individuals. No clinical or treatment information was compromised.

Baystate Franklin Medical Center notified a patient that their paperwork, including an Authorization of Temporary Involuntary Hospitalization form containing name, address, DOB, MRN, SSN, and mental health treatment details, was inadvertently co-mingled with another patient's discharge paperwork on a mixed-use printer/fax machine on January 13, 2026. The error was discovered on January 15, 2026. The recipient reported the incident and shredded the documents. The organization provided staff re-education and is working with IT on printing workflows. Complimentary identity monitoring was offered.

Baystate Health Noble Hospital reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The breach was reported on 2023-07-07. 1 Massachusetts residents were affected. The report records the breach type as paper.