KETTERING — Kettering Health has announced that it’s Radiation Oncology technology is back online almost a week after a cyberattack caused a system-wide outage.
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In an update on social media, Kettering Health said this technology only took five days to come back online, despite it usually taking weeks.
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The cyberattack occurred on May 20 after there was unauthorized access to it’s network, according to a previous News Center 7 report.
The system-wide outage caused “a number of challenges” for the network’s medical centers.
Over the weekend, the network said it’s emergency departments, on-demand care, and urgent care locations remain open.
As previously reported by News Center 7, a Kettering Health spokesperson said on Friday that elective procedures are being evaluated on a case-by-case basis and they are working to place a limit on diversions from emergency departments.
A temporary phone line was also created “for patients with urgent clinical questions.”
Kettering Health’s CEO said that the outage could range from 10 to 20 days to be resolved.
For the latest information on the hospital network’s system-wide technology outage, click here.
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