Denver Newsroom, May 9, 2024 / 19:13 pm
Ascension Health, the largest chain of Catholic hospitals in the U.S., is investigating a cyberattack, according to a May 9 press release.
“On Wednesday, May 8, we detected unusual activity on select technology network systems, which we now believe is due to a cybersecurity event,” Ascension indicated. “At this time we continue to investigate the situation.”
The cyberattack had affected “access to some systems” and caused “disruption to clinical operations,” the press release noted.
The impact of the cyberattack is not yet clear, and Ascension — the fourth-largest hospital chain in the U.S. — is working to determine whether patients’ data was stolen.