Health Data Breach Tracker/WA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

King County Public Hospital District No. 2 d/b/a EvergreenHealth

20,533 individuals · submitted April 22, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), King County Public Hospital District No. 2 dba EvergreenHealth, reported that is business associate suffered a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 20,533 individuals. The PHI involved included names, diagnoses, medications prescribed, dates of birth, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards to better protected its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
King County Public Hospital District No. 2 d/b/a EvergreenHealth
State
WA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
20,533
Submission date
April 22, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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