Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Laboratory Corporation of America/Dynacare Northwest, Inc. (March 2010)

Organization named: Laboratory Corporation of America/Dynacare Northwest, 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 March 18, 2010.

Organization as reported: Laboratory Corporation of America/Dynacare Northwest, Inc., WA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Theft
Location of information as reported: Laptop
Submission date: March 18, 2010
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 16083, row:7222)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

A laptop computer was stolen from a workforce member's car. The laptop computer contained the protected health information of approximately 5080 individuals. The protected health information involved in the breach included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and lab results. Following the breach, the covered entity encrypted all laptop computers. \
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

5,080 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date March 18, 2010, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2010-03-18Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 16083)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Laboratory Corporation of America/Dynacare Northwest, 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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