Tech outage halts surgeries, medical treatments across the US
Associated Press
A global technology outage has curtailed treatment at hospitals across the country. Medical centers reported Friday morning that they were postponing procedures, suspending hospital visits and delaying treatments. The outage was caused by a faulty software update issued by a cybersecurity firm that affected customers running Microsoft Windows. A woman says her 73-year-old father’s open-heart surgery in Kentucky was postponed at the last minute Friday morning. She says the outage shows how much we depend on technology. The American Hospital Association said the impact varied widely. Â Some hospitals were not affected while others had to delay, divert or cancel care.
