WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Ascension, a major health care network in the US, said a suspected cybersecurity issue disrupted its “clinical operations” on Wednesday.
The nonprofit said it detected “unusual activity” on select technology systems and encouraged its business partners to temporarily suspend their connection to the Ascension environment.
“Our care teams are trained for these kinds of disruptions and have initiated procedures to ensure patient care delivery continues to be safe and as minimally impacted as possible,” a statement from Ascension reads.
Ascension said it has notified authorities and contacted Madiant, a third-party expert, to assist in the investigation