DAYTON, Ohio — Kettering Health announced on social media this week that its Radiation Oncology technology is running once again following a cybersecurity incident that affected some systems.
Last Tuesday, the Kettering Health announced "unauthorized access" caused the cybersecurity issued, which limited access to some patient care systems and affected the call center.
Since then, the hospital system has been working through the issues and recovering systems that may have been affected.
Kettering Health said what normally would take weeks for the Radiation Oncology technology to get back up and running only took just five days.
On its website, the health system is posting updates as it has them to keep the public aware.
Late last week, it said patients who have appointments scheduled should still assume that their appointment is still happening unless contacted by phone or reschedule.
"Our offices, while operating on alternate procedures in this situation, are still seeing patients when possible," Kettering Health said.
Additionally, the health system said all procedures are being evaluated on a case-by-case basis as Kettering Health continues to recover from the incident.
"We understand our patients’ concerns for their privacy and information security. We have no evidence that personal cell phone apps, like MyChart, or the information in them have been compromised. Additionally, Kettering Health will never reach out to staff or patients via social media," Kettering Health wrote in a statement.
