University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson is responding to a cyberattack that has taken its IT systems offline.
In a Feb. 19 Facebook post, the medical center said its IT systems are down, including access to its Epic EHR system. As a result, all University of Mississippi Medical Center clinic locations statewide were closed.
In a later Feb. 19 update posted to Facebook, UMMC said it is working with federal authorities and national cybersecurity experts as it evaluates the extent of the attack and determines next steps. The organization said clinics statewide will again be closed Friday, Feb. 20, and elective procedures are canceled. Appointments will be rescheduled.
The dialysis clinic at the Jackson Medical Mall is operational and open for scheduled appointments.
Hospital services and emergency departments remain open and are operating under downtime procedures, the organization said.
“We expect this to be a multi-day event and will communicate helpful information, when available,” UMMC said in the Facebook update. “We are sorry for this disruption, and we are working diligently to restore our systems and services as soon as possible.”
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