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Eastern Connecticut Health Network hospitals diverting ER patients, other facilities closed due to suspected cyberattack

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Dissent

NBC reports:

A cyberattack is suspected to have caused a systemwide IT problem that is forcing the Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) to divert patients from its hospital emergency rooms, according to ECHN.

The ERs are currently on a two-hour diversion, according to ECHN.

The issue is affecting the ERs at both Manchester Memorial Hospital and Rockville General Hospital.

Ambulance and EMS companies have been told to take patients to other hospitals, according to ECHN.

Read more at NBC.

As of publication, here is the list of closings from ECHN’s website, but do check their site for an updated list if you are scheduled to go there or thinking of going there.

Notice as of 3:13 PM, August 3:

The following services and locations
will be closed until further notice:
Urgent Care Center

Stroke Center

Elective surgeries

Outpatient Laboratories (ECHN Diagnostics)

Evergreen Imaging Center

Tolland Imaging Center

Women's Center for Wellness

Visiting Nurse & Health Services of CT

Gastroenterology appointments & procedures

All ECHN Medical Group Primary Care locations

All ECHN Medical Group Specialty locations

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