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Patients at Ascension hospital network given dangerous doses of narcotics after disastrous cyberattack

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Dissent

Alexa Lardieri reports:

A cyberattack on a major American hospital system has caused dangerous medication mix ups including patients administered narcotics by mistake, leading to an admission to intensive care for life-threatening breathing difficulties.

In another case, a female patient suffered a cardiac arrest and died after data mishaps delayed test results that would determine her life-saving treatment.

Elsewhere, a nurse working for the Kansas branch of the major medical group recalled a ‘near miss,’ which involved him almost administering a potentially life-threatening dose of narcotic to a baby — because of false paperwork.

Read more at The Daily Mail.

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