MINNESOTA COMPUTER STOLEN FROM AMBULANCE COMPANYWCCO: Computer With Patient Information StolenComputer With Patient Information Stolen

Dec 11, 2004 9:50 am US/Central
Rochester, Minn. (AP) Officials with a Rochester ambulance company say confidential information about patients may have fallen into the hands of thieves.

Gold Cross medical says a laptop computer with information about 45-thousand ambulance trips was stolen. Most of the customers who might be affected are from southeastern Minnesota.

A company spokesman says the chance of identity theft is low because the customer information was protected on the laptop. He says the company is contacting all customers who might be affected.