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Breach notice filed by Samaritan Center of Puget Sound (September 2021)

Organization named: Samaritan Center of Puget Sound 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 Sept. 15, 2021.

Organization as reported
Samaritan Center of Puget Sound, WA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Desktop Computer, Network Server
Submission date
Sept. 15, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11905, row:3044)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Samaritan Center of Puget Sound, reported that a desktop computer and server that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 20,866 individuals, were stolen from its facility during a burglary. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, financial information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. Following the breach, the CE strengthened its physical safeguards at its facility and implemented additional technical safeguards.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 20,866 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Sept. 15, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 11905)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Samaritan Center of Puget Sound Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    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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