Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Wayne Memorial Hospital Data Breach Settlement
People affected by the Wayne Memorial Hospital data incident in Georgia may request an estimated $25 alternative cash payment, subject to reduction. The claim deadline is December 7, 2026.
Key facts
The lawsuit alleges that Wayne Memorial Hospital in Georgia failed to protect private information during a 2024 data incident. The hospital denies the allegations.
Who may qualify?
This case covers people whose private information was accessible in the May 30 through June 3, 2024 incident at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup, Georgia. The hospital discovered the incident around June 3, 2024.
What could you receive?
The notice estimates $25 for the alternative cash option. Those awards share a $300,000 cap and may be reduced proportionally. Instead, eligible claimants may seek up to $5,000 for documented qualifying losses. The two cash options are alternatives. Two years of credit monitoring is also available; insurance coverage is not cash compensation.
What information is needed?
The alternative cash option does not require loss documentation. The separate documented-loss option needs records supporting actual unreimbursed losses connected to the incident; a personal statement alone is not enough. Membership and notice credentials may still be checked.
What dates matter?
The claim deadline is December 7, 2026. The exclusion deadline is November 7, 2026. A final approval hearing is scheduled for January 27, 2027. Payments depend on final approval and any appeals being resolved.
Who may qualify
People whose private information was accessible in the data incident discovered around June 3, 2024 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup, Georgia may qualify. This is not the similarly named hospital in Pennsylvania or North Carolina.
What proof do you need?
Do you need proof of purchase?
For this settlement, you’ll need proof for some claims but not others. The alternative cash option does not require loss documentation. The separate documented-loss option needs records supporting actual unreimbursed losses connected to the incident; a personal statement alone is not enough. Membership and notice credentials may still be checked.
Where do these requirements come from?
From the official settlement notice - the document that sets out who qualifies and what they have to provide. Claim summarizes it; Claim does not set it. Where the notice and this page disagree, the notice is the one that counts.
How can I check a settlement email or text?
Who is the administrator?
CPT Group, Inc. is the settlement administrator: the company a court appoints to run the claims process, send notices and make payments. It is not the company being sued, and it is not Claim.
Is the sender's name enough to trust the message?
No. A sender name, a display name, a reply-to address and even a case number can all be copied. Check the case name and number in the message against the ones on this page, and reach the court-authorized settlement website yourself rather than through a link or button in the message.
What warning signs should I look for?
Any request for a fee, a payment or a wire to release settlement money. Any request for full banking login details. Pressure to act straight away. A web address that does not match the one in the official notice. Genuine notices identify the case by name and number and explain how payment is made.
Claim helps you check whether you may qualify, understand the official requirements, and keep track of settlement deadlines.
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