21-05-2025
‘Big inconvenience;' Woman's heart surgery canceled due to Kettering Health cyberattack
A cybersecurity incident is causing problems for patients at a major hospital network in the Miami Valley.
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News Center 7's Taylor Robertson talks to a man who said his wife's heart surgery was canceled due to this incident LIVE on News Center 7 at 11:00.
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Kettering Health was targeted in a cyberattack Tuesday morning after there was unauthorized access to its network.
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Lealon Mitchell said his wife, Betty, had a heart surgery scheduled for Tuesday, but it was canceled due to the incident.
Kettering Health said it's working to restore its services and monitor the threat.
The widespread problems forced Kettering Health to divert patients to different hospitals for help.
The call center cannot take calls, and the network canceled all elective surgeries and testing.
'They still don't know if it can happen tomorrow, we hope so. And my wife certainly does hope so. I know she wants to come home,' Mitchell said. 'It's just a guessing game.'
News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.
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