Healthcare DIVE May 17, 2024
Healthcare Dive is tracking pharmacy operations, emergency rooms statuses and potential care delays across Ascension’s hospitals.
Ascension Healthcare, one of the nation’s largest health systems, was hit by a ransomware attack in early May, shutting down pharmacies, forcing ambulances to divert and closing critical systems.
The Catholic health system, which operates 140 hospitals across 19 states and Washington, D.C., is one of the latest healthcare operators to be impacted by a cyberattack, following the major incident at UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare earlier this year.
Pharmacies in multiple states in Ascension’s portfolio have been forced offline. In some cases, providers are...
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