Ascension, which has 14 Illinois hospitals, falls victim to ‘cyber security event’

A suspected cyberattack has disrupted clinical operations at health system giant Ascension, which has about 150 sites of care in Illinois, including 14 hospitals.

Ascension’s Illinois hospitals were still providing all patient care services as of Thursday afternoon, though some medical procedures have had to be rescheduled and there have been several IT service interruptions, said Ascension Illinois spokeswoman Olga Solares, in an email. Nationwide, the system has about 140 hospitals.