Regional hospitals, including those in Chatham-Kent, Windsor, and Sarnia, are warning of service delays due to a global IT outage.
Hospital officials announced Friday morning that due to the Microsoft/CrowdStrike outage, patients could experience delays and possible appointment cancellations.
Hospitals impacted include the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Windsor Regional Hospital, Erie Shores Healthcare, Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare, and Bluewater Health.
It has been confirmed that the outage is not due to a cyber-attack.
TransForm, the IT service provider for hospitals across the region, is working on restoration efforts while staff in each hospital are using downtime procedures, such as paper charting.
Patients impacted by the outage will be contacted directly by their respective hospitals.
