Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Multnomah County Health Department (April 2023)

Organization named: Multnomah County Health Department 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of April 12, 2023.

Organization as reported: Multnomah County Health Department, OR
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Theft
Location of information as reported: Paper/Films
Submission date: April 12, 2023
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10794, row:1933)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Multnomah County Health Department, reported that its office was burglarized and the protected health information (PHI) of 2,719 individuals was compromised. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, medications, lab results, and financial and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employees and implemented additional administrative and physical safeguards to better protect its PHI.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

2,719 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date April 12, 2023, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2023-04-12Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 10794)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Multnomah County Health Department 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, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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