Staff unable to access patient files after Eastern Health cyber attack

Staff at a major Melbourne health network are unable to access critical patient medical histories a fortnight after a ransomware attack that is also causing significant delays to elective surgeries. Eastern Health, which operates Box Hill, Maroondah, Healesville and Angliss hospitals, was forced to shut down some of its IT systems following a widespread cyber attack that crippled its server on March 16.

Staff at a major Melbourne health network are unable to access critical patient medical histories a fortnight after a ransomware attack that is also causing significant delays to elective surgeries.#cyberattack #healthcare #EasternHealth https://t.co/4iIUrpzvDh

— The Age (@theage) March 29, 2021