The University of Mississippi Medical Center said Wednesday it has canceled regularly scheduled clinic appointments and elective procedures through Friday as it continues to restore systems after a Feb. 19 cyberattack that targeted the hospital network.
UMMC said in a statement that it is making “significant progress” and added, “Through diligent, around-the-clock work, UMMC is hopeful that it will be able to resume normal clinic operations as soon as Monday.” The cancellations extend statewide disruptions in care to more than a week, the statement said.
The medical center said the attack compromised its IT network and forced a shutdown of all network systems, including electronic patient health records, and that patients across Mississippi have missed appointments and surgeries. Jimmie Elaine White of Brandon said she had a follow-up appointment scheduled Feb. 19 to review ultrasound results and has been unable to reschedule. “I’m worried that I’m going to have a stroke,” she said…