Mountainside Medical Center diverts emergency patients amid ransomware attack
SpilloverSpillover from the Ardent Health incident · View original incident →In the wake of the ransomware incident at Ardent Health, Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center diverted emergency patients to other hospitals. Emergency patient diversions were put in place at the emergency departments of two Hackensack Meridian hospitals; the specific extent of the damage and the timing of recovery have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center
- Original incident
- Ardent Health Services ransomware attack disrupts hospital operations
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Diversion of emergency patients
- Cause / method
- Aftermath of the ransomware attack on Ardent Health
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- Emergency patient diversions at two Hackensack Meridian hospitals, including Mountainside Medical Center, in the wake of the ransomware attack came to light.
Original incident
This is spillover from the Ardent Health incident.
Ardent Health Services ransomware attack disrupts hospital operations
Impact: Disrupted hospital operations in several US states and ambulance diversions
Ardent Health Services was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted hospital operations in several US states and forced ambulances to be diverted to other hospitals. The company disclosed the IT security incident and fully restored its patient portal. It later filed a data breach notification.
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