Overview
- The hospital reports ongoing IT impairments after an initial stabilization, with some units using paper records and some appointments canceled on short notice.
- A defect in a Charité data center triggered technical failures that spread across all three inpatient campuses.
- For safety, central emergency departments were temporarily taken off the city’s ambulance dispatch system and patients were diverted to other hospitals.
- Fire crews later regained access to Charité sites, and the clinics say patient care remains stable even as some functions stay limited.
- Spokespeople say there is no sign of a cyberattack, a stance that renews focus on Berlin’s past hospital intrusions and last year’s airport hack as officials warn key institutions remain vulnerable.