Amid recovery from UMMC cyberattack, children with complex medical conditions miss necessary care

Ashley Wall’s 9-month-old son has spent about two-thirds of his life at the University of Mississippi Medical Center children’s hospital in Jackson.

Levi, who has cancer, experienced a delay in a critical bone marrow test as a result of the Feb. 19 cyberattack that struck UMMC and led it to cancel appointments and elective procedures statewide.

The test, which will determine whether he continues treatment or enters hospice care, was planned for the same day as the attack, but was then delayed until Thursday. Doctors told Wall the test results, which are normally returned in a few days, may take as long as a week…

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