Community Health Northwest Florida recently identified a cybersecurity attack on its servers, a news release issued on behalf of the organization said.
As a precaution, CHNWFL temporarily took its systems offline to safeguard operations and assess the situation.
As a 501(c)3 nonprofit community health center, CHNWFL provides health care to medically underserved people in the Pensacola Bay Area and surrounding regions of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
CEO Chandra Smiley said there is no evidence of patient data being compromised and emphasized the organization’s proactive response.
“We immediately shut down our systems to ensure security. While it appears patient records remain secure, we are continuing to evaluate the full scope of the incident,” she said.
CHNWFL is working with industry experts to restore systems and maintain essential services. While dental, pharmacy, x-ray, and mammography services are temporarily affected, pediatric and primary care appointments will continue on a limited basis.