This study published in JAMA shows the impact of a hospital ransomware attack on adjacent but separate healthcare emergency rooms. Looking at the May 1, 2021 ransomware attack on San Diego-based Scripps Health, the authors document that during attack and postattack phases, the nearby hospitals suffered significant increases in patient census, ambulance arrivals, waiting room times, patients left without being seen (which more than doubled), total patient length of stay and county-wide emergency medical services diversion.
The authors argue that their research demonstrates the need for coordinated regional cyber disaster planning, further study on the potential patient care effects of cyberattacks, and continued work to build technical health care systems resilient to cyberattacks such as ransomware.
The authors argue that their research demonstrates the need for coordinated regional cyber disaster planning, further study on the potential patient care effects of cyberattacks, and continued work to build technical health care systems resilient to cyberattacks such as ransomware.
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