UNM Health System diverts patients after unspecified cybersecurity issue
Original title: Cybersecurity Issue Forces a Major New Mexico Hospital to Divert Patients and Close Clinics
New Mexico's only Level 1 trauma center later resumed operations in phases; on-screen data-theft claims remain unconfirmed.
The University of New Mexico Health System told people not to come to its main Albuquerque hospital on Monday and canceled appointments across more than 30 clinics. Ambulances were diverted, leaving the state without an emergency department for the most serious injuries. Employees reported computer messages claiming theft of student, employee, and patient data. A spokesperson declined to describe the issue, saying it is an active law enforcement investigation.
Unconfirmed: The hospital has not confirmed the incident type or whether any data was stolen.
- The network handles about 900,000 outpatient visits and 100,000 emergency visits a year.
- Presbyterian Healthcare Services and Lovelace Health System accepted additional patients.
- UNM's Health Sciences Center canceled classes on Monday.
- An FBI spokesperson said the agency was assisting a partner and gave no details.
Impact: Hospital operations disrupted; data theft claimed but unconfirmed
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