Cyberattack forces major US health care network to divert ambulances from hospitals

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A major U.S. health care system said that it is diverting ambulances from “several” of its hospitals following a cyberattack.

A major U.S. health care system said Thursday that it is diverting ambulances from 'several' of its hospitals following a cyberattack this week.The cyberattack on Ascension , a St. Louis-based nonprofit network that includes 140 hospitals in 19 states, is also disrupting access to electronic health records, some phone systems and 'various systems utilized to order certain tests, procedures and medications,' Ascension said in a statement distributed Thursday evening.

cybersecurity firm Mandiant to recover from the incident and shut down systems to try to keep the incident under control.Senior U.S. officials have been in repeated contact with Ascension CEO Joseph Impicciche since the ransomware attack to understand how the hack might impact patient care, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

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