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  "description": "University of Mississippi Medical Center says Epic records system is down; outpatient appointments canceled statewide",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T15:10:14.000Z",
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  "textContent": "University of Mississippi Medical Center said a cybersecurity attack knocked multiple IT systems offline Thursday, cutting off access to its Epic electronic medical records platform and prompting the Jackson-based system to close clinics and cancel outpatient care.\n\nIn a Feb. 19 social media post, UMMC said it was responding to a “cybersecurity attack” that left “many” IT systems down, including Epic.\n\nA University of Mississippi Medical Center social media post on Feb. 19, 2026 says a cybersecurity attack knocked multiple IT systems offline, including Epic, prompting statewide clinic closures and canceled outpatient services. (Courtesy UMMC)\n\nWLBT reported that employees described an early-morning cyberattack that “compromised all IT systems,” with some staff sent home, and that the medical records system was down.\n\nUMMC has not disclosed the nature of the attack or who was responsible. No ransomware group has publicly claimed the incident, and the hospital did not immediately respond to DysruptionHub’s request for comment.\n\nUMMC said all clinic locations statewide were closed for the day. Outpatient and ambulatory surgeries and procedures, as well as imaging appointments, were canceled and will be rescheduled. Hospital services were continuing using downtime procedures, the medical center said.\n\n****Chip in once****\nIf this reporting helped you, a one-time tip helps cover hosting, tools and future investigations.\n\nTip us\n\n****Support us monthly****\nA small monthly pledge keeps independent coverage and our reader tools online for everyone.\n\nBecome a Supporter\n\nWLBT also reported that UMMC’s website appeared inaccessible for a period Thursday morning and that a recorded message on the main phone line cited “system problems.”\n\nUMMC did not provide a timeline for restoring systems. WLBT said the hospital had not responded to the station’s request for comment at the time of publication.\n\nMississippi providers have faced repeated cyber-related disruptions. In December 2025, Singing River Health System said it shut down select systems, including internet access, to assess a “potential cyber incident,” briefly disrupting its MyChart portal before restoring access later that day. Singing River has also said it suffered a “malicious and sophisticated ransomware attack” in August 2023 and previously shut down its network during an attempted intrusion in 2018.\n\nUMMC is based in Jackson and operates clinics statewide, serving as Mississippi’s only academic medical center and a key referral hub for complex care across the state.\n\nHospitals hit by cyber incidents typically work to determine whether systems were taken offline for containment or whether data was accessed, and may coordinate with law enforcement and regulators depending on what investigators find.",
  "title": "Mississippi medical center closes clinics amid cyberattack",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-19T15:10:14.000Z"
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