HARTFORD, Conn. — A cyberattack on a health care group's IT system Thursday resulted in closures at some Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) locations. The New Haven FBI office confirmed it is now involved in the "cyber ransomware investigation."
ECHN's medical group said its employees will continue to work through the issues.
"Our team is experienced and trained on the continuation of patient care processes," said Prospect Medical Holdings Thursday, which manages ECHN and Waterbury Health. "ECHN team members are reaching out to patients whose care appointment may be impacted today."
"Upon learning of this, we took our systems offline to protect them and launched an investigation with the help of third-party cybersecurity specialists," a spokesperson for ECHN said in a statement Friday. "While our investigation continues, we are focused on addressing the pressing needs of our patients as we work diligently to return to normal operations as quickly as possible."
The following services and locations
will be closed until further notice:
- Center for Wound Healing
- Elective surgeries
- Evergreen Imaging Center
- Gastroenterology appointments & procedures
- Outpatient Laboratories (ECHN Diagnostics)
- Podiatry Clinic
- Tolland Imaging Center
- Urgent Care Center
- Women's Center for Wellness
Both the Manchester Memorial and Rockville General Hospital Emergency Departments were also impacted Thursday.
Prospect Medical Holdings has health care facilities in Pennsylvania that were also affected by the cyberattack. The medical group also has facilities in California, Texas and Rhode Island.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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