Chaos at Massachusetts hospital as it faces emergency straight out of The Pitt https://t.co/nwdtzdneWd
— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) April 7, 2026
A hospital in Massachusetts has been plunged into chaos following a cyberattack, diverting ambulances and disrupting services – in a scene straight out of The Pitt.
Signature Healthcare and Brockton Hospital announced on Monday they were responding to a cybersecurity incident affecting certain systems.
The cyberattack brought down the 216-bed facility’s electronic medical records system, forcing nurses and doctors to switch to pen and paper documentation, Brooke Hynes, who works in strategic communication for Signature Healthcare, told The Enterprise.
It also left the hospital without internet services, she said.
The hospital has since implemented its ‘downtime procedures,’ leaving ambulances diverted to nearby hospitals even though the emergency and in-patient services remained open, according to WCVB.
Surgeries and procedures are also proceeding as scheduled, but chemotherapy infusion services scheduled for Tuesday have been canceled and the hospital’s retail pharmacies remain closed.