Ambulances turned away as computer virus infects Gwinnett Medical Center computers

By Misty Williams and Joel Anderson

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Gwinnett Medical Center on Friday confirmed it has instructed ambulances to take patients to other area hospitals when possible after discovering a system-wide computer virus that slowed patient registration and other operations at its campuses in Lawrenceville and Duluth.

Staff members discovered the virus Wednesday afternoon and have been working since then with outside I.T. experts to fix the problem, spokeswoman Beth Okun said. In the meantime, the health system has been forced to switch back to paperwork.

The situation is expected to last through the weekend, Okun said.

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