RENO — Computer equipment from a University Health System office in Reno was stolen on June 11. The clinic, which is part of the University of Nevada School of Medicine’s clinical practice, will be notifying patient’s that their personal information might have been viewed without their consent.

University Health System will be sending letters to patients whose personal information might have been on the computer. The letters could be in mailboxes as quickly as Saturday.

“We take this matter very seriously and, since the theft, our priorities have been to secure the facility and further safeguard data (and) notify those whose information may have been viewed without consent,” the organization stated in a press release.

University Health Systems conducts clinics across Nevada, including Reno and Las Vegas. The organization will be sending out two letters. One to patients in northern Nevada, which states that they believe the personal information viewed could include names, addresses, birth dates, social security numbers and medical information.

These patients will receive a year of credit monitoring service for free.

A second letter will be to patients in northern and southern Nevada that University Health Systems believes the only information views is names and patient account numbers. The organization believes these patient’s are not at risk for identity theft.

University Health Systems said in a press release that the organization has no reason to believe the information is being misused and the University apologizes for any inconvenience to its patients.

University Health Systems plans to conduct an investigation into the theft with the help of local and federal authorities and is asking anyone with information to call University Police at 784-4013 or Secret Witness at 322-4900.