Two unnamed Westmoreland County residents are seeking class action status for a lawsuit in which they claim Excela Health disclosed their personal patient information to Facebook and Google. Submitted Image.

Two unnamed Westmoreland County residents are seeking class action status for a lawsuit in which they claim Excela Health disclosed their personal patient information to Facebook and Google.

The suit, filed last week in Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court, seeks a judgment of over $1 million in addition to compensatory and punitive damages, an injunction against the health system and a jury trial.

Butler Health System, which merged with Excela in early 2023, declined to comment on the suit.

As recently as Feb. 8, Excela disclosed patient information including patients’ identification, status, physicians, medical treatments and the hospitals they visited without their knowledge or consent, according to the suit.