Mass. General Brigham expects to be operational tomorrow after major software outage Boston 25 News [Video]

BOSTON — Mass General Brigham canceled non-urgent surgeries, procedures, and medical visits scheduled for Friday due to a major software outage impacting companies and airlines globally.

The outage impacting Microsoft services grounded flights and knocked banks offline and media outlets off the air. Microsoft 365 said the company was “working on rerouting the impacted traffic to alternate systems to alleviate impact in a more expedient fashion.”

“A major worldwide software outage has affected many of our systems at Mass General Brigham, as well as many major businesses across the country. Due to the severity of this issue, all previously scheduled non-urgent surgeries, procedures, and medical visits are canceled today,” Mass General Brigham said in a statement.

On Friday night, hospital officials say they’ve mobilized incident command and other leadership teams across the organization to manage the CrowdStrike incident.

“We are doing everything possible to restore the electronic systems that support our patient care delivery across our system,” …