Rural Hospitals

IL Rural Hospital Cites Cyberattack As Factor in Closing Doors

June 13, 2023 - St. Margaret’s Health will close the doors of its Spring Valley and Peru, Illinois locations on Friday, June 16, in part due to a cyberattack that it suffered in 2021. A ransomware attack on St. Margaret’s Health –Spring Valley in February 2021 drove the hospital into EHR downtime and prevented it from submitting claims to...

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Senators Introduce Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act

by Jill McKeon

United States Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Gary Peters (D-MI) have introduced the Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, aimed at addressing critical cybersecurity gaps at rural healthcare...

How Rural Hospitals Can Tackle Healthcare Cybersecurity Risks

by Jill McKeon

Ransomware, phishing, and breaches are all top-of-mind concerns for healthcare cybersecurity leaders, regardless of organization size or location. But for small, rural hospitals, managing cyber risk can be an even more intimidating...

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