Ardent Hospitals Diverting Patients Following Ransomware Attack

[rbc]

Ardent Health Services on Monday announced that its clinical and financial operations have been disrupted by a ransomware attack discovered on Thanksgiving morning.

The incident, the healthcare services provider says, forced it to take systems offline and suspend user access to IT applications, including corporate servers and internet and clinical programs.

“In the interim, while this incident results in temporary disruption to certain aspects of Ardent’s clinical and financial operations, patient care continues to be delivered safely and effectively in its hospitals, emergency rooms, and clinics,” the company says in an incident notice on its website.

Following the attack, Ardent and its affiliates are rescheduling procedures considered non-emergent and are diverting patients to other hospitals.
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Ardent Hospitals Diverting Patients Following Ransomware Attack