Hospitals Report Network Outages, Impact Unclear
Cooley Dickinson Hospital and other Mass General Brigham hospitals are experiencing network outages.
Springfield Holyoke, MA, October 8, 2026 — Several hospitals within the Mass General Brigham network, including Cooley Dickinson Hospital, are currently contending with network outages. The specific nature, cause, and full extent of these disruptions were not immediately available.
The network outages are affecting operations at Cooley Dickinson Hospital and other facilities that are part of the Mass General Brigham health system. Information regarding the timeline of when these issues began or when they are expected to be resolved has not been released.
The impact of these network disruptions on patient care, administrative functions, and hospital services remains unclear. It was not stated whether the outages are a result of a cyberattack, technical failure, or other external factors. Details regarding which specific systems or services are affected, such as electronic health records, communication systems, or patient portals, were not provided.
Representatives for Cooley Dickinson Hospital and Mass General Brigham have not yet detailed the scope of the problem or outlined specific measures being taken to address the situation. The duration of the outages is also unknown at this time. Further updates are anticipated as more information becomes available.
Story summarized from the original created by Mark Gardyna, Patrick Fergus on www.westernmassnews.com, see more information here.
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