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 Dec. 16, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Kitsap Mental Health Services, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 16, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9554, row:693)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Kitsap Mental Health Services, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 70,757 individuals. The ePHI involved clinical, demographic and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained in its requirements to protect and secure PHI.