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Prolonged IT Failure Hampers Diagnostics at Ameos Hospital Network

Emergency access routes and radiology services remain constrained despite uninterrupted core patient care.

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Overview

  • All German Ameos clinics have been offline since Monday evening due to a nationwide IT outage.
  • Technical teams say they have identified the root cause but still provide no timeline for full network restoration.
  • Emergency control centers in Sachsen-Anhalt report limited ambulance access to multiple facilities.
  • X-ray and laboratory diagnostics are suspended at several locations, highlighting systemic vulnerabilities in healthcare IT.
  • Ameos operates over 100 facilities across 50 locations and treats more than 500,000 patients annually with more than 18,000 employees.