Ascension hospitals nationwide have been hit with a cyber attack.
The cyber attack on Wednesday made patients wait hours for service and care, especially for their medical procedures.
Ascension said they promptly detected the unusual activity on select technology network systems, which they believed was due to a cyber security event.
The network included 140 hospitals and dozens of senior living facilities in 19 states, including Michigan.
Officials say they’ll continue to investigate the situation as they responded immediately, initiated their investigation, and activated their remediation efforts.
“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. There has been a disruption to clinical operations, and we continue to assess the impact and duration of the disruption.”
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A third-party expert has been engaged to assist in the investigation and remediation process, and the company has also notified the appropriate authorities.
“Together, we are working to fully investigate what information, if any, may have been affected by the situation. 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.”
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Ascension has recommended that business partners temporarily suspend the connection to the environment. They will inform partners when it is appropriate to reconnect to their environment.