Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg is investigating a ransomware incident affecting certain facility maintenance systems, including HVAC and door access.
Shared Health says patient care and clinical operations remain unaffected and fully operational, and HSC is working diligently to address the situation as safely and securely as possible
“The safety and well-being of patients is always HSC’s top priority,” said Shared Health in a statement. “If anyone needs to attend to HSC for care, they should do so. Clinical services continue uninterrupted, and based on the investigation conducted to date, there is no indication that patients have been affected.”
Investigation underway
After discovering the incident, HSC immediately launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the impact of the incident.
“This incident is being treated as a high priority,” said Shared Health. “HSC is working diligently to address the situation as safely and securely as possible, while maintaining continuity of patient care and clinical operations.”
The Manitoba government and partners have been notified, and third-party cybersecurity experts have been engaged to help resolve the incident as soon as possible.
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No impact on patient care
The investigation is ongoing.
HSC said it will provide updates as they become available.
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