A cybersecurity incident knocked out key systems, canceling chemotherapy appointments, closing pharmacies and pushing Brockton Hospital to divert ambulances while staff switch to paper records
MassLive reports:
Brockton Hospital is diverting ambulances and canceling some services as it responds to a cybersecurity incident that began impacting its information systems on Monday.
Chemotherapy infusion services for cancer patients scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, have been canceled, the hospital’s operator, Signature Healthcare, said in a public alert. Patients are advised to call the Greene Cancer Center to reschedule their treatments.
Signature Healthcare also closed its retail pharmacies in Brockton and East Bridgewater on Monday as a result of the cybersecurity incident, the healthcare system said. The pharmacies are expected to remain closed on Tuesday.
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No group has publicly claimed responsibility for any attack or added them to any dark web leak site at this point.
