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Updated · WYFF4 Greenville · Jul 26AnMed Suffers System-Wide Phone and Internet Outage Across All Hospital Locations
3 articles · Updated · WYFF4 Greenville · Jul 26Summary
- All AnMed hospital locations lost phone and internet service, disrupting communications across the system.
- Emergency rooms remain open, and AnMed said care teams are still on site and continuing to see patients.
- The hospital system said it is working to restore service as quickly as possible and will issue updates when available.
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With phone lines dead, how are critical AnMed patients supposed to safely confirm their essential specialty appointments? What triggered the massive communication blackout at AnMed hospitals, and could a cyberattack be the hidden culprit? How long can a modern emergency room safely operate in the dark without its vital internet and communication networks?