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Weeks-Long Cyberattack Brings 3 CT Hospitals To Their Knees Weeks-Long Cyberattack Brings 3 CT Hospitals To Their Knees
Weeks-Long Cyberattack Brings 3 CT Hospitals To Their Knees A cyberattack on three Connecticut hospitals affected patient care so severely that many were sitting on the floors of emergency rooms bringing the operation of the group to its knees financially. The attack took place in August and affected Waterbury Hospital in New Haven County; Manchester Hospital in Hartford County, and Rockville General in Tolland County. All three are part of Prospect Medical Holdings, based in Connecticut, according to reporting from the CT Mirror. The cyberattack also affected medical offices affiliated with the hospitals. Thinking the attack would last for a …

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Communicable Disease Clinic In Fairfield County Closes Temporarily Due To Two Cases COVID-19: Communicable Disease Clinic In Fairfield County Closes Temporarily Due To Two Cases
Covid-19: Communicable Disease Clinic In Fairfield County Closes Temporarily Due To Two Cases The Fairfield County Communicable Disease Clinic announced its temporary closure after two city employees tested positive for COVID-19. Health Director Lisa Morrisey said the closure follows quarantine and isolation protocols to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within the offices and among personnel.   Contact tracing has begun and is extended to visitors of the clinic located at 752 East Main Street in Bridgeport, that may have been affected, Morrisey said. The following actions are in place to ensure the continuity of care for patients as well as the notification of potential ex…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Around Fairfield County: Caravan Thanks Hospital Staff, Meals For Children, Volunteers Needed Around Fairfield County: Caravan Thanks Hospital Staff, Meals For Children, Volunteers Needed
Around Fairfield County: Caravan Thanks Hospital Staff, Meals For Children, Volunteers Needed With a display of lights and sirens, first responders formed a parade to salute healthcare personnel, drawing mutual adoration from the staff at two major Fairfield hospitals to kick off this past weekend. Police, fire and ambulance crews, along with Mayor Joe Ganim, among other officials, joined a caravan of emergency vehicles Friday, April 17 in Bridgeport to drive past Yale-New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital and Hartford Healthcare St. Vincent's Medical Center while hospital staff, some holding signs thanking the first responders, stood outside watching and waving.  "They are…

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by Donna Christopher