$1.54M Mission Community Hospital Settlement Ends Class Action Lawsuit Over May 2023 Data Breach

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Deanco Healthcare, LLC, which does business as Mission Community Hospital, has agreed to a $1,546,409 settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit that alleged the medical center failed to protect the sensitive information in its care from a May 2023 data breach.

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The $1.54 million Mission Community Hospital class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on March 9, 2026. The deal covers all individuals whose personally identifiable information may have been exposed in the May 2023 data breach that was the subject of the notice sent to class members on or around November 21, 2023.

Court documents state that approximately 269,847 individuals are covered by the settlement.

The court-approved website for the Mission Community Hospital data breach settlement can be found at DeancoDataBreachSettlement.com.

According to the website, Mission Community settlement class members who file a valid, timely claim form can receive up to $5,000 for documented losses stemming from the data breach. Losses covered by this benefit include the cost of credit reports, credit monitoring and fraud resolution services purchased between May 1, 2023 and August 12, 2026, plus expenses like telephone charges, internet usage charges and more.

Class members must submit proof, such as receipts or bank statements, to receive a documented-loss payment.

Furthermore, class members may file a claim form to receive a residual cash payment with no proof required. Court documents explain that this payment will be a pro rata share of the amount remaining in the settlement fund after the payment of expenses and all other settlement benefits.

Class members who were California residents at the time of the data breach are eligible to receive an additional $100 cash payment in recognition of state-specific law.

In addition to any monetary relief, all class members can file a claim to receive an enrollment code for two years of CyEx Medical Shield Complete, which includes one-bureau credit monitoring, identity theft insurance and other services.

To file a Mission Community Hospital settlement claim form online, class members can head to this page and log in using the class member ID found on their copy of the settlement notice. Alternatively, class members can download a PDF of the claim form to print, fill out, and return by mail to the settlement administrator.

All Mission Community Hospital settlement claim forms must be submitted online or by mail by August 12, 2026.

The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the Mission Community Hospital data breach settlement following a hearing on September 9, 2026. Compensation will begin to be distributed to class members only after final approval is granted and any appeals are resolved.

The Mission Community Hospital class action lawsuit argued that the California-based hospital failed to implement proper cybersecurity safeguards to protect the sensitive information in its network, which allegedly led to a data breach on or around May 1, 2023.

Per court documents, private information that may have been exposed as a result of the breach included addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account information, health insurance information, insurance claims data and clinical information.

Head to ClassAction.org’s settlements page for a complete list of data breach settlements.