There seem to be few to no protections that ensure patients continue to get care for the most urgent health matters while hospital cyber systems are offline.
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Was your info taken in the Lewiston hospital breach? Here’s what to know
The data breach stems from an incident in late May prompting St. Mary’s Health System to take its computer data system offline.
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Both Lewiston hospitals’ systems completely restored after ‘cyber incident’
Both hospitals announced Monday they had fully restored their computer systems in all their hospitals and provider offices.
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Central Maine Healthcare says most phone lines are back in operation
Since the beginning of June, Central Maine Healthcare has grappled with a systemwide computer outage.
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Lewiston-area patients left waiting for care after hospital cyber incidents
Two health care systems were breached in subsequent weeks, leaving many patients scrambling. What — and who — caused them remains unknown.
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Updated: The cyber ‘incident’ at area hospitals. Here’s what patients need to know
UPDATE: St. Mary’s announced on Monday, June 30, all systems were fully restored.
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St. Mary’s hospital system sues federal government over withheld Medicare payments
With Medicare payments being withheld, the health system has less than 10 days of cash on hand, according to the complaint filed with the United States District Court Friday.
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St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston to close intensive care unit by end of year
It is part of a plan to prioritize other services hospital officials see as more crucial to meeting the needs of the public.
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Community Clinical Services splits from St. Mary’s Health System
Though the two organizations are now legally separate, they will still work together to serve patients.
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St. Mary’s hospital to get nearly $4 million in congressionally directed spending
The money for St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center will go toward renovations to its addiction rehabilitation program that will help improve patient care and support staff.