Cyber Incident Disrupts Some Signature Healthcare Services
Summary
Signature Healthcare says a cybersecurity incident is affecting some information systems. Ambulances are being diverted, chemotherapy infusions for April 7 were canceled, and retail pharmacies are closed; emergency and inpatient services remain open.
Key points
- Signature Healthcare and Brockton Hospital said a cybersecurity incident is affecting certain information systems.
- Ambulance traffic is being diverted, while emergency and inpatient services remain open.
- Chemotherapy infusion services scheduled for April 7 were canceled; patients were asked to contact the Greene Cancer Center to reschedule.
- Ambulatory practices and urgent care remain open, with possible delays.
- Retail pharmacies at the hospital’s Brockton and East Bridgewater locations are closed.
- The hospital activated downtime procedures and said it was working with external partners to investigate and restore operations.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Signature Healthcare and Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
- Incident Type
- Cybersecurity incident affecting certain information systems
- Operational Impact
- Ambulance traffic was diverted. Retail pharmacies at 110 Liberty Street in Brockton and 1 Donalds Way in East Bridgewater were closed. Chemotherapy infusion services for Tuesday, April 7, were canceled. Ambulatory practices and urgent care remained open with possible delays; emergency and inpatient services remained open, and surgeries and procedures continued as scheduled. Downtime procedures were activated.
- Claim Status
- confirmed