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 July 13, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- King County Public Hospital District No. 2 d/b/a EvergreenHealth, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 13, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12016, row:3155)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), King County Public Hospital District No. 2, dba EvergreenHealth, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 22,579 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, health insurance and financial information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media.