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Samaritan Center of Puget Sound
ArchivedSubmitted 09/15/2021
Updated 13 hours ago ()
- State
- WA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 20,866
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Theft
- Location of breached information
- Desktop Computer, Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
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.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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