Ransomware Attack Leaves Michigan Hospitals in Chaos Nine Days On

 

It is continuing to cause problems for Michigan Ascension hospitals as a result of a cyberattack, which has forced some ambulances to be diverted to other hospitals in the event of medical emergencies, delayed diagnostic imaging, and affected prescription filling. There is no response from Ascension’s spokesperson as to how the attack is still impacting the company’s operations, as he did not respond to my request on Monday. 
Nevertheless, a statement issued by the system on May 15 indicated that it had switched to manual paperwork in the wake of the attack. The hospital systems, physician offices, and care centres of Michigan Ascension remain operational after a disruptive cyberattack against Ascension hospitals was announced last week by the company.
Patients are awaiting the return of the hospital systems. Among the victims of this incident was Dan Newman, who went to the Ascension Borgess facility in Portage on Monday, May 13, expecting to receive specialized blood work. He was surprised to discover that there were no patients in the waiting room when he arrived.

His bloodwork cannot happen according to the schedule because the computer systems are down, according to the lady at the counter. 

It has been nine days since a ransomware attack crippled the entire Ascension hospital system on May 8 with the result of a ransomware attack, and Newman and other patients are still waiting for se

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