California hospital nears full restoration 2 months after cyberattack

Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Health Medical Group has made progress in restoring its systems after a cybersecurity event  forced them offline in May. 

According to a July 18 update on Palomar's website, the hospital has restored the following functionalities: its EMR system, appointment scheduling by phone, inbound calling, electronic prescription refills, electronic lab tests and its patient portal.  

Palomar said its in-house radiology services have still not been restored. 

These restoration efforts come after Palmaor took its systems offline on May 5 after detecting "suspicious activity on certain computer systems within its network." The hospital has not yet disclosed if this suspicious activity was a cyberattack or ransomware attack.

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