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  • Patients at Ascension hospital network given dangerous doses of narcotics after disastrous cyberattack

    06/19/2024 7:58:22 PM PDT · by george76 · 48 replies
    DAILY MAIL ^ | 19 June 2024 | ALEXA LARDIERI
    A cyberattack on a major American hospital system has caused dangerous medication mix ups including patients administered narcotics by mistake, leading to an admission to intensive care for life-threatening breathing difficulties. In another case, a female patient suffered a cardiac arrest and died after data mishaps delayed test results that would determine her life-saving treatment. Elsewhere, a nurse working for the Kansas branch of the major medical group recalled a 'near miss,' which involved him almost administering a potentially life-threatening dose of narcotic to a baby — because of false paperwork. Employees at Ascension, a Catholic healthcare system with more...