Air Methods

Disclosed Jan 12, 202434,063 affectedConfirmed

The covered entity (CE), Air Methods, reported that a laptop computer containing the protected health information (PHI) of 34,063 individuals was stolen from during a burglary. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications, and claims and treatment information, The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.

What is known

People affected	34,063 (as reported to HHS)
Disclosed	Jan 12, 2024
Happened	Nov 9, 2023
Attack	Lost or stolen device
Data exposed	NamesHealth
Sector	Healthcare · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Official noticeoag.ca.gov

California Attorney General breach notice: Air Methods

Official noticeocrportal.hhs.gov

HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Air Methods (Healthcare Provider, NV)

Notices filed

TotalJan 12, 2024

HHS archive34,063 people

Residents of CAFeb 22, 2024

California AGCount not stated

History of this record

sector2026-09-25

other to healthby backfillSource

attack2026-09-25

unknown to lost-deviceby backfillSource

data_types2026-09-25

[] to ["names","health"]by backfillSource

records_basis2026-09-25

empty to hhsby backfillSource

records2026-09-25

empty to 34063by backfillSource

disclosed2026-09-25

2024-02-22 to 2024-01-12by backfillSource

summary2026-09-25

empty to The covered entity (CE), Air Methods, reported that a laptop computer containing the protected health information (PHI) of 34,063 individuals was stolen from during a burglary. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Socby backfillSource

Added2026-09-25

First recordedby backfillSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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