Cyberattack Disrupts Hospitals and Health Care in Several States

Cyberattack Disrupts Hospitals and Health Care in Several States
A patient is transported by ambulance outside the Los Angeles Community Hospital in East Los Angeles on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Hospitals, including the Community Hospital, and clinics in several states on Friday began the time-consuming process of recovering from a cyberattack that disrupted their computer systems, forcing some emergency rooms to shut down and ambulances to be diverted. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes
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MANCHESTER, Conn.—Hospitals and clinics in several states on Friday began the time-consuming process of recovering from a cyberattack that disrupted their computer systems, forcing some emergency rooms to shut down and ambulances to be diverted.

Many primary care services at facilities run by Prospect Medical Holdings remained closed on Friday as security experts worked to determine the extent of the problem and resolve it.