Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Saint Anthony Hospital regarding its recent data breach. The Saint Anthony Hospital data breach involved sensitive personal information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL:
Saint Anthony Hospital is an independent community hospital located on Chicago’s southwest side. Founded in 1898, Saint Anthony Hospital has grown to provide medical care, social services, and community outreach programs to over 400,000 residents of surrounding neighborhoods.2 Providing a wide array of hospital services, Saint Anthony Hospital’s specialties include maternity services, pediatrics, family medicine, surgical services, rehabilitation services, dialysis, behavioral health, and community wellness. With five additional satellite clinics and wellness centers, Saint Anthony Hospital employs over 1,000 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On January 7, 2024, Saint Anthony Hospital discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. Through its investigation, Saint Anthony Hospital determined that an unknown, unauthorized actor may have accessed this sensitive information through its network on December 18, 2023. Recently, Saint Anthony Hospital posted a “Notice of a Data Privacy Incident” on its website. According to the notice, Saint Anthony Hospital’s review of the files involved is still ongoing. Once the review is complete, Saint Anthony Hospital will provide updated information on the types of information potentially impacted and mail notification letters to potentially impacted patients.
If you are a patient of or have received a breach notification letter from Saint Anthony Hospital:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at (608) 237-1775 or sam@turkestrauss.com.
If you were impacted by the Saint Anthony Hospital data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review the breach notice and retain a copy;
- Enroll in any free credit monitoring services provided by Saint Anthony Hospital:
- Change passwords and security questions for online accounts;
- Regularly review account statements for signs of fraud or unauthorized activity;
- Monitor credit reports for signs of identity theft; and
- Contact a credit bureau(s) to request a temporary fraud alert.