Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Lehigh Valley Health Network regarding its recent data breach. The Lehigh Valley Health Network data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK:
Lehigh Valley Health Network is a healthcare system based in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. Officially established in 1899, Lehigh Valley Health Network was founded by a group of 13 community members by raising $5,300 for a single plot of land. Over the next century, Lehigh Valley Health Network steadily expanded its operations to keep up with the area’s growing population, opening a second, 192-bed hospital, in 1961. Today, Lehigh Valley Health Network provides a wide range of medical services, including emergency medicine, primary care, testing and imaging, and rehabilitative care. Lehigh Valley Health Network is well-known for its Level One trauma center, open heart surgery program, and cancer treatment center. Headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley Health Network has an annual revenue of $78.4 million and employs over 18,000 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On February 6, 2023, Lehigh Valley Health Network discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may have been accessed. Through its investigation, Lehigh Valley Health Network determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed this sensitive information by launching a ransomware attack. Although much information remains unknown, on February 20, 2023, Lehigh Valley Health Network revealed in a statement that it had experienced a data breach involving personal identifiable information and protected health information, including patient images for radiation treatment.
If you are a current or former patient of Lehigh Valley Health Network:
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.
