Ascension health care network disrupted by cyberattack, interrupting clinical operations [View all]
Source: CBS News/Chicago
Updated on: May 9, 2024 / 11:09 AM EDT
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Ascension Healthcare Network announced Wednesday that its clinical operations have been disrupted by what they're calling a cyber security event. In a news release, Ascension said it responded immediately, and access to some systems has been interrupted with remediation efforts in progress.
"Our care teams are trained for these kinds of disruptions and have initiated procedures to ensure patient care delivery continues to be safe and as minimally impacted as possible," Ascension said in a news release. "There has been a disruption to clinical operations, and we continue to assess the impact and duration of the disruption." Ascension said it has brought in the cybersecurity firm Mandiant Solutions to help investigate and has notified authorities.
"Together, we are working to fully investigate what information, if any, may have been affected by the situation," Ascension said. "Should we determine that any sensitive information was affected, we will notify and support those individuals in accordance with all relevant regulatory and legal guidelines." Ascension did advise that business partners temporarily suspend their connection to the Ascension system.
On Thursday, A spokesperson with Ascension said hospitals in Illinois didn't have any patient care service interruptions, but I.T. service has seen some interruptions because of this cyber security event. Ascension is one of the nation's leading nonprofit and Catholic health systems.
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