Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital was struck by hackers Nov. 29, taking its IT systems offline and switching to paper records and prescriptions. The hospital’s inpatient and outpatient services remain open, but its emergency department continues to endure some delays, according to its latest update.
Whittier, Calif.-based PIH Health experienced a ransomware attack Dec. 1. The three-hospital system’s IT network, patient registration, lab systems, pharmacy and radiology remain down, while its emergency department and urgent care clinics are open, per the most recent update. Some surgeries and appointments are having to be rescheduled.
Hackers often victimize health systems over the holidays when they know IT and other staffers are off. In 2023, a ransomware group attacked Ardent Health, a 30-hospital system based in Nashville, Tenn., on Thanksgiving.
