Information Technology Security Incident Capital Health Hospitals

pCapital Health recently experienced network outages due to a cybersecurity incident Click here for more information If you are experiencing a medical emergency please call 911ppCapital Health experienced network outages towards the end of last month due to a cybersecurity incident something we know is also being experienced at other health care organizations across the country At this time all services are available at our facilities all systems have been restored and all operations have returned to normalppWhat happenedppAt the end of November Capital Health became aware of a cybersecurity incident impacting its systems Capital Healths Information Technology team immediately began to assess the situation safeguard data and work to regain system functionalityppWhat did we do to correct the situationppCapital Health immediately notified and engaged law enforcement and third party forensic and information technology experts to assist Capital Healths IT team took additional security measures to protect systems and worked around the clock to recover and restore our systemsppDo we know what data has been exposed and is my patient employee or financial data compromisedppWe are currently working with a forensic investigation firm to assess the risk to patient and employee data We will provide more information as soon as it is availableppWhat impact is there to patient care at your hospitalsppAll health care services are available at Capital Health and all systems have been restoredppOne of 11 in New Jersey and the Only Hospital in Mercer County Region to Receive Grant MoneyppPhysicians and staff from Capital Health Heart and Vascular Institute recently performed a minimally invasive leadless pacemaker implant at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton New Jersey that doesnt need cardiac leads to deliver therapy and represents the latest advance in cardiac arrhythmia therapyppExperts at Capital Healths Lung Center of Excellence part of Capital Health Cancer Center now perform a minimally invasive procedure that uses the latest in roboticassisted lung biopsy technology to detect and remove cancerous nodules in the same visit Capital Health is the first hospital in Mercer County to offer this procedure
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