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Brockton hospital hit by cybersecurity incident, services affected
The hospital said emergency and inpatient care remain open while chemotherapy infusions are canceled and retail pharmacies are closed.
- On Monday, Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital was struck by a "cybersecurity incident" that forced ambulances to be diverted to other locations.
- Signature Healthcare activated "downtime procedures" to document patient information using paper while working with external partners to investigate suspicious network activity.
- While surgeries proceed as scheduled, the hospital canceled Tuesday chemotherapy services at the Greene Cancer Center and closed retail pharmacies at 110 Liberty Street in Brockton and 1 Donalds Way in East Bridgewater.
- Urgent care and ambulatory physician practices remain open, though patients may experience delays during operations. "We appreciate everyone's patience as we deal with this unfortunate situation," the hospital said.
- Cybersecurity consultant Robert Siciliano noted that protecting patient safety remains the primary goal during such digital disruptions, though the hospital has not yet announced a timeline for restoring online systems.
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Cybersecurity Incident At Brockton Hospital
Brockton Hospital is continuing to deal with a “cybersecurity incident.” The incident was first reported Monday and Signature Healthcare says that certain information systems have been impacted and downtime procedures have been activated. Surgeries and procedures, such as endoscopy, are continuing as scheduled and emergency and inpatient services remain open. Ambulatory practices and urgent cares […]
Ambulance traffic diverted, treatments canceled amid cybersecurity incident at Brockton Hospital - Boston News, Weather, Sports
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital is responding to a cybersecurity incident that has affected certain information systems within their health system, the company said Monday. Signature Healthcare said it identified suspicious activity in a portion of their network, and activated incident response protocols. In a statement, Signature Healthcare said, “We moved to down-time procedures to ensure high-quality patient care and safety. We are wor…
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