New Jersey hospital still recovering from December cybersecurity incident

Freehold, N.J.-based CentraState Medical Center is no longer diverting patients to other facilities after a Dec. 30 IT security issue caused the hospital to experience technical problems, but some outpatient services are still affected, Asbury Park Press reported Jan. 4. 

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Lori Palmer, CentraState spokesperson, told the news outlet that hospital operations have mostly returned to normal after the incident, but some outpatient appointments are still being postponed or canceled. 

On Dec. 30, the incident caused the hospital to divert ambulances and patients to other locations for inpatient and emergency treatment as a precautionary measure. 

The hospital also notified the state department of health and FBI about the incident, but no further details on the IT problem have been disclosed.

As a result, the following outpatient services have been affected: outpatient radiology, radiation treatment, mammography and CentraState Labs. 

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