Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Good Samaritan Hospital (October 2013)

Organization named: Good Samaritan Hospital, Inc. Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Oct. 25, 2013.

Organization as reported: Good Samaritan Hospital, CA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Theft
Location of information as reported: Laptop
Submission date: Oct. 25, 2013
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15286, row:6425)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Samaritan Regional Health System, mismatched names and addresses in a mailing to former patients of a recently deceased physician. The protected health information (PHI) included the names and addresses of approximately 2,203 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to affected individuals, the media, and HHS, and posted substitute notice on its website. Following the breach, the CE re-trained staff on proper address validation techniques and implemented new audit procedures for mailings. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective action listed above.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

3,833 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Oct. 25, 2013, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2013-10-25Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15286)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Good Samaritan Hospital, Inc. Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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