Ransomware attack forces hospitals in several US states to divert emergency patients
A hospital chain spanning several US states was hit by a ransomware attack, disrupting its systems and A&E operations. Hospitals in at least 4 states diverted emergency patients and ambulances to other medical facilities. Some emergency departments resumed services on 29 November.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Disruption to emergency patient intake at hospitals in at least 4 US states
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- It came to light that hospitals in at least 3 states were diverting emergency patients to other medical facilities.
- Disruption to emergency patient intake was confirmed at hospitals in at least 4 states.
- Some emergency departments resumed services.
Also affected by this incident
University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus hit by ransomware
↳ Knock-on damage from another organisation’s incident · View original incidentImpact: Disruption to medical services and emergency department operations
The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus was affected by a ransomware attack, disrupting medical services. The service disruption came to light on 27 November 2023, and the impact on the emergency department was reported on 28 November.
Related reports: 2 · last report →UT Health East Texas hospital disruption confirmed as ransomware
↳ Knock-on damage from another organisation’s incident · View original incidentImpact: Disruption to hospital operations
Hospital operations were disrupted at UT Health East Texas. On 27 November 2023, the cause of the disruption was confirmed to be a ransomware attack.
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