CNBC March 6, 2025
Ashley Capoot

Key Points

– Oracle’s federal electronic health record experienced a nationwide outage on Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed to CNBC.

– Six VA medical centers, 26 community clinics and remote VA sites experienced disruptions.

– Oracle is carrying out an investigation to determine what caused the outage.

Oracle’s federal electronic health record experienced a nationwide outage on Tuesday, the Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed to CNBC.

The agency said “all users” of the company’s Federal EHR, including the VA, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, were impacted. Six VA medical centers, 26 community clinics and remote VA sites experienced disruptions, the agency said.

“Affected VA medical facilities followed...

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