2023-06-01 17:32:00
Due to the damage caused to the hospital’s computer systems by a hack, ambulances that serve a large population in Idaho are being diverted for treatment at other clinics. Idaho Falls Community Hospital did not respond to inquiries about the length of time. They anticipate that emergency patients would need to be redirected; however, the hospital did say in a statement it made on Tuesday’s Facebook page that it has been fighting the cyberattack since Monday morning.
The hospital has announced that several of its affiliated clinics would be closed “until we are sure that the virus has been completely eliminated.” The administrators were unable to determine if the hack used ransomware or not. They made it clear that they continue to provide care for patients and that operations are proceeding as scheduled. His ER is still accepting patients, and most of his clinics are still accepting new patients. Idaho Falls, which has a population of 67,000, is not only one of the major cities in the eastern part of the state, but also the largest city in the state not within the Boise metropolitan region. In addition, it serves as the economic, cultural, and medical center for a significant portion of western Wyoming and southern Montana.
Cyberattacks continue to cause damage in the physical world to healthcare institutions located around the world. As a result of a ransomware attack in March, a hospital in Tallahassee, Florida had to transfer patients to other hospitals and cancel all non-emergency surgeries. At the same time, Canada’s largest children’s hospital was unable to function as a result of a ransomware event that occurred around Christmas.
In recent years, hackers originating from North Korea, Russia, and Iran have attacked health care providers in the United States. This has often been done in an effort to extract money from companies that cannot afford to have their operations interrupted. There is widespread suspicion among the industry within
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