Mission Community Hospital $1.55M Data Breach Settlement

Current and former patients and other individuals who received notice from Mission Community Hospital or a Deanco Healthcare affiliate on or around Nov. 21, 2023, stating a data breach may have compromised their personal information could be eligible to submit a claim for up to $5,100 plus other benefits from a class action settlement.

Deanco Healthcare LLC, d/b/a Mission Community Hospital, agreed to pay $1,546,409.42 to settle a class action lawsuit. The plaintiffs claimed Deanco failed to adequately protect sensitive personal and medical information during a cybersecurity incident that occurred on May 1, 2023. The breach impacted 269,847 people. and breached information included dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial account data and medical and health insurance records.

Who can file a claim for a data breach payout?

Class members are individuals who received a notice from Mission Community Hospital, Deanco Healthcare or a Deanco affiliate on or around Nov. 21, 2023, stating that the May 1, 2023, data breach may have comprmoised their personally identifying and protected health information.

How much are settlement payments?

Class members have the following benefit options:

• Documented loss payment: Class members can claim up to $5,000 in documented, unreimbursed losses that are fairly traceable to the data breach and incurred on or after May 1, 2023. This includes fees for freezing/unfreezing credit, costs for credit monitoring or credit reports, and other monetary losses due to identity theft or fraud.
• California statutory payment: Class members who were California residents at the time of the breach can submit a claim to receive a $100 cash payment.
• Residual cash payment: All class members can submit a claim to receive a residual cash payment from the remaining net settlement fund after the settlement administrator pays all other claims. The administrator will determine the payment amount by the total number of claims filed.
• Medical monitoring services: All class members can elect to receive two years of CyEx Medical Shield Complete, which includes single-bureau credit monitoring; health insurance plan ID, Medicare beneficiary identifier ID, medical record number, international classification of disease, national provider Identifier, health savings account, high-risk transaction and dark web monitoring; $1,000,000 identity theft insurance; real-time authentication alerts; security freeze assist; and access to identity theft recovery specialists.

How to claim a class action rebate

To receive a settlement payment, class members can file a claim online or print the PDF claim form to complete and mail to the settlement administrator.

Settlement administrator's mailing address: Deanco Healthcare Data Security Incident Litigation, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, P.O. Box 5324, New York, NY 10150-5324

The claim deadline is Aug. 12, 2026.

Required claim information and proof

• All class members must provide the class member ID from the settlement notice they received.
• Documented loss claims require supporting documentation, which may include bank or credit card statements showing unreimbursed fees or fraudulent charges, invoices, receipts or other proof of unreimbursed expenses or monetary losses related to the breach.

Payout options

• Electronic payment (only available for online claims)
• Paper check mailed to the address provided

Settlement fund breakdown

The $1,546,409.42 settlement fund will include:

• Settlement administration costs: Up to $235,400
• Attorneys' fees: Up to $541,243.30
• Attorneys' expenses: Up to $50,000
• Service awards to class representatives: Up to $2,000 each
• Medical monitoring services: Cost determined by number of claims filed
• Payments to approved claimants: Remaining settlement funds

Important dates

• Deadline to opt out: July 13, 2026
• Deadline to file a claim: Aug. 12, 2026
• Final approval hearing: Sept. 9, 2026

When is the Deanco Healthcare settlement payout date?

The settlement administrator will issue payments and medical monitoring information to approved claimants after it completes claim processing or 120 days after the court grants final approval of the settlement, whichever is later.

Why is there a class action settlement?

The class action lawsuit claimed Deanco Healthcare experienced a cybersecurity attack on May 1, 2023, that compromised sensitive personal and medical information. The plaintiffs alleged Deanco failed to adequately protect information belonging to patients and other individuals.

Deanco Healthcare denies any wrongdoing but agreed to settle to avoid the uncertainty and costs of continued litigation.

Sources

1. Class notice
2. Settlement website FAQ
3. Claim form