Ardent Health hospital ERs offline in 6 states after ransomware attack
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Ardent Health Services experienced a ransomware cyberattack, leading to significant disruptions in their hospital emergency rooms across six states.
The healthcare provider, which operates 30 hospitals, was forced to shut down its network and IT applications, including critical software and servers, to manage the incident.
Emergency care services were rerouted to alternate hospitals, though Ardent's ERs maintained the capacity for immediate medical screening and stabilization. While clinics continued providing care, some elective procedures were deferred, with Ardent undertaking efforts to reschedule affected appointments.
The recovery timeline remains uncertain as Ardent's IT team strives to restore full functionality and ensure data integrity, with ongoing investigations to ascertain if patient data was breached.
Group members reporting incidents:
- UT Health East Texas already reported their ERs being out of commision.
- Lovelace Health System reported that they have also taken systems offline in 6 hospitals.
- Hackensack Meridian in New Jersey reports 2 hospitals ER outage.
- Hillcrest HealthCare System in Oklahoma reports outage in multiple hospitals.
- BSA Health System in Texas, also reported an outage and diverted ambulances.
- University of Kansas Health System St. Francis campus in Topeka reported an outage.
