Hospice Palliative Care of Alamance Caswell / LifePath Home Health Data Breach (2013)

A local health provider is warning patients and their families about a possible breach of personal information after a recent break-in at one of its facilities. Staff at Hospice Palliative Care of Alamance Caswell and LifePath Home Health notified around 5,370 current and past patients, or their next of kin, about a possible information breach stemming from a Feb. 24 break-in. The break-in happened at the group's main office on Chapel Hill Road in Burlington. The burglars stole several items, including empty needles and syringes, miscellaneous items, and three laptops containing patient information.