Cyberattack on Virginia Mason Franciscan Health impacts patients at St. Joseph Medical Center.
Hospital officials said some appointments at St. Joseph Medical Center have had to be rescheduled due to a cyberattack and some health records were taken offline. Virginia Mason Franciscan Health’s (VMFH) parent company, Common Spirit Health, was targeted in a cyberattack.
Officials with VMFH said the attack is impacting some of its facilities nationwide, including at least one in Pierce County. Information is still limited on how the cyberattack happened. But as a result, hospital officials said some appointments at St. Joseph Medical Center have had to be rescheduled, which has created concern for many patients and their families.
Officials with VMFH said as a precautionary step, they have taken certain IT systems offline, which may include electronic health record systems. They said their facilities are following existing protocols for system outages and are taking steps to minimize the disruption.