AIIMS Server Down For Eight Consecutive Day, Two System Analysts Suspended
On the eighth day, the server at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi did not work, and according to sources after the suspension of two analysts from Delhi, others were on the radar to be suspended for violating cybersecurity.
According to the sources, “The sanitizing process started, initially it was 15 but now 25 out of 50 servers and more than 400 computers have been set up.
On Tuesday, AIIMS also issued a statement that the e-Hospital data has been restored, “The eHospital data has been restored to the servers. The network is being cleaned before the services are restored. The process is taking time due to the volume of data and the large number of servers/computers of the hospital services. Measures are being taken for security.” cybersecurity.”
“All hospital facilities, including inpatients, outpatients, laboratories, etc. continue to operate in manual mode” it further said.
“The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has also joined the investigation. The India Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN), the Delhi Police, the Intelligence Bureau, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and representatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) have come to investigate the incident,” sources in ANI.
Internet services following recommendations from investigative agencies will remain closed at AIIMS Delhi.
The laboratory information system (LIS) database and other dependent sites have been restored.
Earlier AIIMS also issued a new set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) stating that the admission, discharge and transfer of patients will be done manually in the hospital until the E-Hospital is down.
“Latest SOPs to be followed in manual mode till E-Hospital is down. Admission, discharge and transfer should be done manually at AIIMS, New Delhi. Indent should be done manually,” the hospital said.
It also said that death or birth certificates should be done manually in the forms as directed by the working committee.
“Only urgent samples and filled forms will be sent. Only urgent investigations should be sent with forms as per the directive of the working committee,” it added.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi reported a failure on its server on November 23, according to officials.
