Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, along with the San Benito Health Care District, said a confidential stakeholder mediation process it entered with stakeholders in February has concluded.
Emergency department visits for strep throat infections reached a five-year high in February and March, according to unpublished CDC data cited by NBC News in an April 19 report.
Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare, which suffered an IT security incident in February, said the attack has compromised patients Social Security numbers, as well as treatment information.