Tennova Healthcare Faces Major System Outage, Manual Procedures Implemented

Tennova Healthcare is currently dealing with a significant internal computer system outage that has forced staff to revert to manual documentation methods. The outage, caused by the accidental deletion of a crucial database by Cerner engineers during routine maintenance, has not interrupted hospital operations or services, according to marketing coordinator Rylee Sawyer. Importantly, there has been no compromise of patient data, addressing concerns about data security during this incident. Tennova operates multiple medical centers across Middle and East Tennessee.

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