Patients Turned Away From Texas Hospital After Cyberattack
WEB10 hours ago — Updated on October 1, 2024. A harmful ransomware attack has caused an IT outage at a Texas hospital, which has resulted in the need to redirect patients to other facilities. A UMC Healthcare ...
Texas hospital continues diverting patients after IT outage: 5 updates
WEB7 hours ago — Here are five updates. 1. Lubbock, Texas-based UMC Health System, which operates University Medical Center, started diverting ambulances with emergency and nonemergency patients to other local ...
New Report Says One in 10 Texas Hospitals Are at Risk of Closing …
WEBDec 1, 2022 — A new study finds that nearly one in every ten hospitals in Texas is at risk of closing. A new Texas Health Association report looked into data on hospital financial instability and closure...
Texas Hospitals Are Already Overloaded. Doctors Are ‘Frightened …
WEBAug 11, 2021 — Across Texas, health officials warned of overloaded, strained hospitals, a growing crisis not seen since early February, when a late winter wave deluged the state’s health care system.
Texas hospital is reportedly 1st in US to use holograms for ... - ABC …
WEBJun 26, 2024 — Crescent Regional Hospital in Lancaster, Texas, is reportedly the first hospital in the U.S. to be using a hologram system for some doctor-patient visits.
COVID patients overwhelm Texas hospitals, amid 'hair on fire
WEBAug 27, 2021 — Hospitals across the state of Texas are once again finding themselves buckling under the pressures of an overwhelmed health system, with an average of more than 1,700 patients a day currently streaming into emergency rooms across the state.
New Report Outlines Pandemic’s Staggering Impact on Texas …
WEBTexas hospital expenses are up 20% over pre-pandemic levels, primarily due to labor, supply and drug cost increases. Texas hospitals have incurred serious losses relative to pre-pandemic levels – including approximately $3.2 billion in …
Texas health system confirms ransomware attack: 6 things to know
WEB4 days ago — 2. The health system later confirmed it disconnected its systems due to "unusual activity" caused by a ransomware attack, a type of hack where cybercriminals try to extort money by holding a ...
COVID-19 crisis has Texas hospital officials scared ... - The Texas …
WEBAug 10, 2021 — Texas hospitals are on the brink of catastrophe, close to being completely overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, leaders of some of the state’s largest hospitals told state lawmakers Tuesday.
Attacks on Texas health workers surge during latest COVID-19 …
WEBSep 1, 2021 — Verbal and physical attacks on health workers surge as emotions boil during latest COVID-19 wave. Stressed health workers are now confronting volatile visitors and patients. “The verbal abuse ...