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 May 31, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Virginia Mason Medical Center, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 31, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11418, row:2557)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Virginia Mason Medical Center, the covered entity(CE), reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,523 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security numbers, email addresses, and claims and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach incident, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.