Hillcrest HealthCare System in Oklahoma, Lovelace Health System in New Mexico, and UT Health in Texas - each told NBC News Monday that at least some of their emergency rooms were diverting patients to other hospitals while the company tries to fix the damage from the attack.Īrdent said it had shut down a significant number of its computerized services, including clinical programs and its use of Epic Systems, a program that tracks patients’ health care records.
Spokespeople at three Ardent-owned hospital chains across the U.S.
“In an abundance of caution, our facilities are rescheduling some non-emergent, elective procedures and diverting some emergency room patients to other area hospitals until systems are back online,” the company said in a news release.
