A severe, ongoing cybersecurity incident has paralyzed the University of New Mexico Health System, forcing the state’s only Level 1 trauma center to divert emergency ambulances and close over 30 outpatient clinics. The unprecedented digital attack has completely locked critical electronic health record networks, leaving medical staff without instant access to vital patient histories, prescription data, and diagnostic imaging systems. While IT crisis infrastructure specialists race to safely isolate and restore the infected servers, public health officials warn that the critical incident underscores a dangerous, growing global threat where ransomware networks directly compromise patient safety and emergency response capacity.
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