Liberty Hospital ER diverting patients to other facilities due to IT issue
December 20, 2023 – Published on KCTV 5 Kansas City
Liberty Hospital’s emergency room was not accepting patients Tuesday afternoon as the facility dealt with “an information technology event.”
Emergency room staff said that they were transporting patients to other hospitals and their ambulances were shutting down.
“As we actively investigate the source of the disruption, we are unable to estimate how long the computer issue will last,” the hospital said shortly after 5 p.m. “Currently, our team is confirming the impact to our services and we are working to restore functionality as soon as possible. The safety of our patients is our utmost priority.”
“The Kansas City Fire Department said it transported approximately 30 patients to other locations and Liberty EMS transported an additional 10-15 as well.
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