Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Quality Care Surgery Center, which does business as Community Surgery Center of Glendale, regarding its recent data breach. The Community Surgery Center of Glendale data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT QUALITY CARE SURGERY CENTER D/B/A COMMUNITY SURGERY CENTER OF GLENDAL:
Community Surgery Center of Glendale is a full-service surgery center focused on providing care to patients of all ages and a cost-effective environment. Accordingly, Community Surgery Center of Glendale specializes in cardioversion, general surgery, GI and upper endoscopy, hand surgery, obstetric and gynecologic surgery, oculoplastic surgery, plastic surgery, vascular surgery, and far more. Furthermore, Community Surgery Center of Glendale is both Medicare-certified and fully accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory healthcare. Headquartered in Glendale, California, Community Surgery Center of Glendale is part of Regal Medical Group, which is a health system comprised of over 3,000 physicians, 10,000 specialists, and hundreds of urgent care centers, hospitals, and labs.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On December 8, 2022, Regal Medical Group (“Regal”), a network of healthcare facilities that Community Surgery Center of Glendale is an affiliate of, experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. Through its investigation, Regal determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed and obtained sensitive information belonging to Community Surgery Center of Glendale patients through a ransomware attack on or about December 1, 2022. While the investigation is ongoing, Regal reported that it intends to provide notice to Community Surgery Center of Glendale patients whose information may have been impacted. The type of information exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Address
- Date of birth
- Contact information (e.g., phone number)
- Medical information (e.g., medical diagnosis, medical treatment, laboratory test results, prescription data, radiology reports)
- Health insurance information (e.g., health plan member number, Medicare ID number)
If you are a current or former patient of Quality Care Surgery Center d/b/a Community Surgery Center of Glendale:
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 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
