Lurie Children's Hospital Investigates Cybersecurity Breach Causing Phone and Internet Outages
Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago is investigating a cyber security matter as its internet, phones, and MyChart system remain down for a second day, prompting the hospital to take network systems offline. Some elective surgeries and procedures have been canceled, causing inconvenience for patient families and community providers. The outage has led to a reliance on paper charts and manual processes, impacting patient care and causing delays in procedures. The hospital is working with law enforcement agencies and leading experts to resolve the matter and has assured that emergency services are not affected.