Springfield doctors office broken into and computers stolen

Yung Hwang says he loves his patients and loves the community here in Springfield.

Hwang is old school in the sense that he still files information about his patients on paper, yes paper.

That traditional practice could be what saved some sensitive information from getting into the hands of crooks when they recently went through the exam rooms and his office.

"Three things missing, two lap tops and one Apple iPad, those contain lots of personal information and the email but more then a thousand emails, and all the documents that I present to Korean war veterans at the time was all there, pictures, those are all gone," says Dr. Yung Hwang.

He says police asked him how many people have keys to his office since the front door was not broken or busted.

He says he trusts all four employees he works and has no reason to question their integrity.

Hwang says he's been in this office for more than 10 years and he says he’s never had anything like this happen before, he says he and his office are still in shock.

"I feel like I have been violated…I been so lucky that everybody, my patients or whatever feel to me is very kind to me and they support me always," says Hwang.

Hwang says he doesn't plan on pressing charges if the thieves are caught, he says he just hopes whoever did this found what they were looking for and won't have to do it again.

Most doctor offices today have electric filing.

Medical experts say you should talk with your doctor to find out how they store your medical records and what they do to prevent sensitive records from being stolen or shared.

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