A major computer outage is in progress at the Saint-Luc University Clinics, the establishment announced Tuesday evening in a press release. At this stage, there is no indication of an external cyberattack. Most activities planned for this Wednesday, January 22, 2025 will be canceled.
All medical and support services nevertheless remain operational, ensuring the care of hospitalized patients in complete safety, the hospital further specifies. This is made possible through the redundancy of IT systems and the implementation of manual procedures.
Activity will be greatly reduced this Wednesday, with the cancellation of the majority of planned appointments. Patients concerned are invited to consult the website (saintluc.be) to check if their appointment is maintained. Those whose consultation is canceled are asked not to come to the hospital and will be contacted later to set a new date
Here is the system put in place for this Wednesday January 22, 2025
• Emergencies: only vital emergencies are insured. Please choose another
emergency service in case of non-life-threatening emergency.
• Consultations: All consultations are canceled. This concerns all
sectors, and all types of consultation.
• Technical examinations (radiology, MRI, radiotherapy, endoscopies, etc.): all
exams are canceled for outpatients. They are maintained for
patients already hospitalized.
• Chemotherapies: everything is done to maintain them. Information made available
day will be broadcast on saintluc.be
• Dialysis: activity is maintained.
• Surgical interventions: planned and unscheduled surgical interventions
vital are canceled..
The hospital recommends not attempting to contact him by telephone until further notice and to regularly consult its website and social networks to monitor developments in the situation. The organization of the following days will be communicated during the day of January 22.
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