Health Data Breach Tracker/WA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Samaritan Center of Puget Sound

20,866 individuals · submitted September 15, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Samaritan Center of Puget Sound, reported that a desktop computer and server that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 20,866 individuals, were stolen from its facility during a burglary. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, financial information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. Following the breach, the CE strengthened its physical safeguards at its facility and implemented additional technical safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Samaritan Center of Puget Sound
State
WA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
20,866
Submission date
September 15, 2021
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Desktop Computer, Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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