CrowdStrike outage hits Canadian hospitals and clinics impacted. Here’s where
A widespread technology outage on Friday, seemingly linked to issues at global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and Microsoft, disrupted operations at airports, airlines, banks and even hospitals, including several in Canada.
A software update by CrowdStrike appeared to have triggered systems problems across the world, and many hospitals said they were impacted by the outage.
Some health networks in Canada turned to social media to update patients on the outage, while Global News reached out via email to hospitals nationwide to assess the impact.
Here is a list of hospitals in Canada that have been impacted so far.
University Health Network: Toronto
The University Health Network (UHN), which includes several hospitals and clinics in Ontario such as Toronto General Hospital and Toronto Western Hospital, announced on Friday that it was affected by the outage.
“The worldwide CrowdStrike outage is impacting some systems at UHN. Clinical activity is continuing as scheduled, but some patients may experience delays. Please contact your care team with questions,” UHN posted on X.
Advisory: The worldwide CrowdStrike outage is impacting some systems at UHN. Clinical activity is continuing as scheduled, but some patients may experience delays. Please contact your care team with questions. Thank you for your understanding.
— University Health Network (@UHN) <a href=«https://twitter.com/UHN/status/1814256860075106351?ref_src=» https:>July 19, 2024
Sunnybrook Hospital: Toronto
Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto is also affected by the outage, a spokesperson told Global News.
“Like many organizations, Sunnybrook has been affected by the worldwide CrowdStrike outage,” the spokesperson said in a Friday email.
“Clinical activity is continuing
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