By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune
University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) said Thursday morning that many of their IT systems are down due to a cybersecurity attack.
Access to UMMC’s website, electronic medical records and Epic are part of the systems that are down.
“Today, all UMMC clinic locations statewide are closed,” the health system stated.
UMMC went on to say that outpatient and ambulatory surgeries/procedures and imaging appointments are cancelled and will be rescheduled.
“Hospital services are continuing for our patients using downtime procedures,” UMMC stated. “We apologize for this unexpected disruption, and we will provide further updates as information is available.”
Sources say law enforcement is involved in investigating the cyberattack.
UPDATE:
UMMC released the following statement Thursday afternoon:
“We continue to evaluate the impact of today’s cyberattack on our network systems. All our hospitals and Emergency Departments remain operational using downtime procedures. Our clinics statewide have been closed today and appointments will be rescheduled.
“We have activated our Emergency Operations Plan and are working with authorities including the FBI and Homeland Security, who are helping us to evaluate this situation and determine next steps. We are still evaluating the extent of systems impacted. As a precaution, we have shut down all our network systems and will conduct risk assessments before bringing anything back online. In-person class schedules remain normal.”
UMMC said all clinics will remain closed on Friday.