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Cyberattack cripples UMMC systems, forces clinic closures: 'We don't know how long this will last'

UMMC clinics statewide closed and outpatient surgeries canceled after cyberattack disrupted electronic medical records and phone systems, affecting over 70,000 patients annually.

  • On Feb. 19, 2026, the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson reported that all clinic locations statewide were closed due to a cyberattack that disrupted hospital systems.
  • UMMC officials said the cyberattack disrupted access to Epic electronic medical records and, as a precaution, many UMMC IT systems and administrative functions were taken offline Thursday.
  • Outpatient and ambulatory surgeries and imaging appointments are canceled and will be rescheduled, while hospital and emergency services continue under downtime procedures; a UMMC news conference at 11 a.m. will provide updates.
  • Officials alerted the FBI and Homeland Security, and said Robert Eikhoff, `We are in the process of surging resources both locally and nationally into this incident to make sure that we are standing alongside with UMMC and their vendors as we look to understand the extent of this attack and the actions we need to take to help them on their path to recovery`.
  • Assessments are still underway and UMMC said there are many unanswered questions; officials do not yet know the incident’s duration, with news outlets updating the story.
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dysruptionhub.com broke the news in on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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