A Feb. 19 cyberattack took down the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s (UMMC) IT systems, including access to its EMR, resulting in the cancelation of outpatient and ambulatory surgeries and the closure of all of its clinics.
Yesterday, UMMC announced that the closures and cancelations will continue through at least today. Mississippi Today reports that UMMC officials stated that they are “hopeful” that the clinics will reopen and resume normal operations on Monday.
The Mississippi Independent, also covering the story, published a deep dive this week into the relative lack of investment and effort spent on cybersecurity among hospitals and surgical facilities across the country.
