Gritman Clinics Reopen After Cyber Incident Disrupted Outpatient Care
Summary
Gritman clinics began reopening Friday after a cyber-related outage disrupted outpatient care. The hospital and emergency department stayed open; Gritman said preliminary findings showed no successful system access or patient-data compromise.
Key points
- Gritman said outpatient disruptions began early Wednesday, April 1; its first public notice came Thursday, April 2.
- Several primary and specialty clinics closed or remained closed Friday, while the hospital and emergency department stayed open.
- QuickCARE reopened Friday, and Gritman expected normal clinic operations to resume Monday, April 6.
- Gritman said preliminary findings showed no successful access to electronic systems and no compromise of patient or other secure data.
- The incident’s nature and any responsible actor remain unidentified; no public responsibility claim or extortion demand had surfaced.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Gritman Medical Center
- Incident Type
- Cybersecurity incident causing an electronic systems outage and disruption to outpatient care; the nature of the incident was not identified.
- Incident Date
- 2026-04-01
- Disclosure Date
- 2026-04-02
- Affected Records
- None reported; Gritman said preliminary findings showed no patient or other secure data was compromised.
- Operational Impact
- Several primary and specialty clinics closed or had disrupted operations, and appointments were rescheduled. The hospital and emergency department remained open. Electronic systems began coming back online by Friday, April 3, and normal clinic operations were expected to resume Monday, April 6.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- No public claim of responsibility or extortion demand had surfaced.
- Claim Status
- confirmed