A cybersecurity issue forces a major New Mexico hospital to divert patients and close clinics
Oct 26, 2026, 1:28 PM | Updated: 6:18 pm
FILE - The University of New Mexico Hospital is seen on July 25, 2025, in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)
Credit: AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan
(AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — A major hospital network in New Mexico was racing to fix a cybersecurity issue on Monday that forced it to send ambulances to other hospitals and left the state without an emergency department capable of treating the most serious injuries.
The University of New Mexico Health System told people not to show up at its main hospital in Albuquerque and has canceled appointments at its more than 30 clinics.
UNM Health System said it was working to resolve the issue, the extent and nature of which was not immediately clear.
The hospital network conducts about 900,000 outpatient visits and receives 100,000 emergency room visits each year, according to its website. It operates the state’s only Level 1 trauma center.
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Yu reported from Phoenix.
