Galway Bay FM
15 May 2021
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Galway Bay FM Newsroom – The Saolta group of hospitals have released a statement this afternoon regarding disruptions expected as a result of the Ransomware attack on the HSE yesterday morning.
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The ransomware attack on the HSE IT systems continues to have a considerable impact on hospital services.
From Monday the following service disruptions are expected across the following hospitals in the Saolta Group:
· Letterkenny University Hospital
Patients should attend their chemotherapy appointments unless contacted and advised otherwise.
CANCELLATIONS
· All diagnostics including x-ray, CT scans, MRI appointments and cardiac investigations are cancelled.
· Endoscopy services are cancelled.
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People who have booked a Covid-19 test already are advised to go to their appointment as scheduled. File photograph: iStock
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has shut down all its IT systems following a cyberattack leading to a disruption in services for patients , including x-rays and radiology appointments.
Efforts to restore the systems are ongoing, but it will likely be several days before services return to normal, chief operations officer Anne O’Connor said on Saturday.
Galway Bay FM
14 May 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – The ransomware attack on the HSE IT systems is having considerable impact on services at University Hospital Galway, and at Merlin Park and Portiuncula hospitals
All outpatient x-ray, CT and MRI appointments are cancelled while at UHG radiotherapy appointments have been cancelled. In addition to the IT systems, some telephone systems are also affected.
Outpatient, chemotherapy and maternity appointments are continuing as normal and patients should attend their appointments. Where appointments are cancelled, patients are contacted directly.
Patients can expect delays in all clinics and in the Emergency Department today as existing IT systems are not in use and the manual workarounds are time consuming.
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