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Maxima MC Shuts Emergency Department and Cancels Care After Major Network Outage

Hospital officials describe a technical failure, not a cyberattack.

Overview

  • Facilities in Eindhoven and Veldhoven halted scheduled operations, outpatient appointments and treatments as the outage disrupted critical systems.
  • Electronic patient records are inaccessible and some internal systems function while others do not, according to a hospital spokesperson.
  • Inpatients continue to receive care on the wards, but telephone and web consultations are suspended until further notice.
  • The hospital is attempting to notify affected patients by phone, though some people still arrived for appointments unaware of the cancellations.
  • The issue follows a telephone disruption on Monday evening and the root cause remains under investigation.