State Finds Providence Acted Appropriately Following Theft of Computer Disks, Tapes
Sept. 26, 2006: Providence Health & Services – Oregon Region announced today that it has reached a voluntary agreement with the Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding a theft of computer disks and tapes in December of 2005. Those disks and tapes contained records of 365,000 Providence Home Services patients.
In the agreement, the state acknowledges that Providence took appropriate actions following the incident. Those actions included notifying patients, establishing a toll-free hotline number to handle questions and providing credit monitoring and restoration services. more
Data Theft Information
On Dec. 31, 2005, tapes and disks containing confidential information of 365,000 patients who have received care from Providence Home Services were reported stolen.
Please note:
This affects Providence Home Services patients only. Other Providence patients who did not receive care through Home Services are not affected.
There is no indication that the stolen information has been used for identity theft.
Providence recognizes the significance of the personal information that was stolen. We are deeply sorry this has happened and truly apologize to all those affected.
