Computer Virus Attack Forces Hospitals To Cancel Operations, Shut Down Systems (zdnet.com)

A hospital system in the United Kingdom has canceled all planned operations and diverted major trauma cases to neighboring facilities citing a computer virus outbreak. From a report on ZDNet: The Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust says a "major incident" has been caused by a "computer virus" which infected its electronic systems on Sunday. As a result of the attack, the hospital has taken the decision to shut down the majority of its computer networks in order to combat the virus. "A virus infected our electronic systems [on Sunday] and we have taken the decision, following expert advice, to shut down the majority of our systems so we can isolate and destroy it," said Dr Karen Dunderdale, the trust's deputy chief executive. The use of a shared IT system also means the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has been taken offline as staff attempt to combat the attack. As a result of the attack, all outpatient appointments and diagnostic procedures that were set to take place at the infected hospitals on Monday and Tuesday have been canceled, while medical emergencies involving major trauma and women in high-risk labor are being diverted to neighboring hospitals.

Comments

Re:Did everyone suddenly forget....?

[SeaFox]

But they'd then have to issue several copies of the same records/data/requests to forward them to various departments of the hospital. People would be loathe to writing the same thing down several times, and I'm suspecting that they no longer use carbon paper. So using hand written instructions would be out of the question

If only there was some sort of machine that made a photo-perfect copy of the writing and illustrations on paper...

Re:Betcha they still run Windows XP

[BlueStrat]

Tell me, which state are Lincolnshire and Goole in?

Mostly solid, with some liquid and gaseous thrown in.

Oh, and confusion and frustration as well.

Such a sad state.

Strat