Healthcare providers throughout King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties trust Pacific Northwest Shredding to protect their patients and their practice.

For 36 years, our family-owned team has delivered secure, HIPAA compliant shredding services to hospitals, clinics, dental offices, and private practices across western Washington.

When patient privacy is on the line, you need a partner who understands that your business is nobody's business.

Secure Healthcare Document Destruction You Can Witness

Protected health information requires more than a locked filing cabinet and good intentions. HIPAA and the HITECH Act mandate that covered entities implement proper safeguards for PHI throughout its entire lifecycle, including final destruction. Our NAID AAA Certified mobile shredding trucks bring the destruction process directly to your Seattle-area facility, allowing you and your staff to watch every document feed through our industrial cross-cut shredders via onboard viewing cameras.

This transparent approach eliminates chain of custody concerns that arise when sensitive patient files leave your premises. From the moment our uniformed, background-checked technicians collect your documents until you receive your Certificate of Destruction, your records never leave NAID member custody. Every sheet is shredded to precise specifications of 5/8-inch particle width, rendering reconstruction impossible and ensuring complete regulatory compliance.

Why Seattle Healthcare Providers Choose Our Family Team

Mark Guarin Mamon founded Pacific Northwest Shredding in 1989 with a straightforward philosophy: treat every client's confidential information as if it were his own. Today, Mark continues leading operations alongside his son Billy Jose, who personally drives routes and operates shredding equipment throughout the greater Seattle area. This hands-on, father-son leadership means you work with the same familiar faces visit after visit, not a rotating cast of strangers handling your patients' sensitive records.

As a minority-owned, locally operated business, we've built lasting relationships with healthcare organizations that value consistency and accountability. Several medical practices have partnered with us for over three decades, a testament to our commitment to doing things right. We currently serve more than 600 clients across western Washington, including critical contracts with local, state, and federal government agencies that demand the highest compliance standards.

Complete HIPAA Compliance Without the Complexity

Healthcare compliance can feel overwhelming, but partnering with the right destruction service simplifies your regulatory obligations significantly. Our team provides free employee training on proper document handling procedures, helping your staff understand which records require secure disposal and how to maintain compliance between scheduled pickups. We believe in education over transactions, positioning ourselves as your compliance partners rather than just another vendor.

36 Years of Incident-Free Document Security

In an industry where a single data breach can devastate patient trust and trigger substantial penalties under federal privacy laws, our track record speaks volumes. Pacific Northwest Shredding has maintained continuous incident-free operations since our founding, with zero security breaches across more than three decades of service. We subject ourselves to unannounced third-party audits, maintain $2 million in general liability coverage, and exceed industry standards for employee screening, including seven-year background checks, employment verification, and ongoing drug testing.

When local chambers of commerce, city departments, county offices, and federal agencies throughout western Washington trust us with their sensitive information, you can feel confident placing your healthcare documents in our care.