“There has been a disruption to clinical operations, and we continue to assess the impact and duration of the disruption,” said the statement from Ascension, a health system that includes 140 hospitals and 40 senior living facilities in 19 states. Ascension recommended that its healthcare clients temporarily cut off network connections to Ascension as the incident is being addressed, according to the statement.
All patients in the Wichita area are being diverted to other hospitals for treatment, Stephanie Birmingham with Sedgwick County said.
