Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Healthcare
  • Entity Name: General Health System, Inc.
  • Street Address: 8595 Picardy Avenue, Suite 100
  • City: Baton Rouge
  • State, or Country if outside the US: LA
  • Zip Code: 70809

Submitted By

  • Name: Edgardo Tenreiro
  • Title: President & Chief Executive Officer
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 225-237-1660
  • Email Address: edgardo.tenreiro@brgeneral.org
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 20167
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 06/24/2022-06/29/2022
  • Date Breach Discovered: 10/13/2022
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 11/04/2022
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: General Health System - Notice of Data Event - ME.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: N/A
  • Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
  • If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration through Equifax