IT disruption at Stuttgart Hospital: Clinic operations slowly resuming
A major IT disruption is affecting operations at Stuttgart Hospital.
Stuttgart Hospital had to cancel numerous operations due to an IT malfunction.
(Image: Klinikum Stuttgart)
The IT infrastructure at Stuttgart Hospital will only run to a limited extent this Monday. The regular surgery program was temporarily cancelled "for the safety of our patients", according to the hospital's website. It resumed late in the afternoon, but is currently limited to (emergency) patients who are already admitted as inpatients. The emergency room is fully accessible again, according to the hospital.
Specialists from the hospital are working hard with external experts to solve the problem. The problem has been identified and largely resolved, but hospital operations will remain severely impaired and outstanding operations will be rescheduled as quickly as possible.
The reason for the problem is said to be a defective network component, said the hospital spokesperson according to dpa. An answer to an inquiry from heise online about the background to the IT problems is still pending.
No connection with CrowdStrike fiasco
The hospital spokesperson ruled out any connection with the worldwide IT problems last weekend, which were triggered by a faulty CrowdStrike update. All other clinics in Stuttgart have not reported any problems, reported SWR. Operations at Klinikum Stuttgart should be back to normal by the afternoon.
Due to the IT malfunction, the control center was asked to transfer ambulances with emergencies to other hospitals, reported SWR. Patients were also sent home. Only absolute emergency operations were able to take place, while the intensive care unit was functioning. Telephone calls were only possible with analog lines, and staff communicated internally with radios at times, the report continued.
(anw)
