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A cyberattack has affected computers at hospitals in multiple states, forcing some emergency rooms to close and ambulances to be diverted.

A cyberattack on US hospitals and clinics disrupts their computer systems and emergency services, forcing them to use paper records and human intervention.

Prospect Medical Holdings, which operates 16 hospitals and more than 165 clinics and outpatient centres in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Southern California, announced the cyberattack Thursday

Beyond impacting emergency rooms, the attacks caused the closures of some primary care services and ambulance diversions. 

Beyond impacting emergency rooms, the attacks caused the closures of some primary care services and ambulance diversions. 

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.

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.

Due to the attack, Elective surgeries, outpatient appointments, blood drives and other services were suspended, and emergency departments reopened late Thursday | World News

A cyberattack has affected computers at hospitals in multiple states, forcing some emergency rooms to close and ambulances to be diverted.

MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Hospitals and clinics in several states on Friday began the time-consuming process of recovering from a cyberattack that disrupted th