The Independent Public Regional Hospital in the western Polish city of Szczecin has been compelled to switch back to a paper-based workflow after suffering a cyberattack over the weekend. Hospital authorities confirmed that the incident, which struck the facility’s IT system on the night of March 7-8, 2026, has temporarily disrupted digital operations, though patients’ health remains uncompromised.

Hospital spokesman Tomasz Owsik-Kozłowski explained on Sunday that the cyberattack encrypted parts of the hospital’s data, blocking staff access to critical digital records. “The hospital's priority is to restore access to the IT system and return to standard operating mode,” Owsik-Kozłowski sa...