Great Plains Regional Medical Center Under Investigation for Data Breach of Over 133,000 Patient Records
Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP is investigating a data breach impacting the private personal and health information of 133,149 patients of Great Plains Regional Medical Center, an Oklahoma-based hospital system.
On or about November 7, 2024, Great Plains Regional Medical Center notified patients that it experienced a ransomware attack on its computer system. During that attack, a threat actor accessed, encrypted, and copied its files. As a result of the data breach, the threat actor stole the private, personal information of Great Plains’ patients.
Great Plains Regional Medical Center recently informed patients that the following private information may have been stolen in the breach: names, demographic information, health insurance information, clinical treatment information (such as diagnosis and medication information), driver’s license numbers, and Social Security numbers.
If your personal information was impacted by this incident, you may be at risk of identity theft, healthcare fraud, and other serious violations of your privacy. As a result, you may be entitled to money damages and an injunction requiring changes to the company’s cybersecurity practices.
If you received notification of this data breach from Great Plains Regional Medical Center or are a current or former patient of Great Plains and wish to obtain additional information about your legal rights, please fill out the form below.