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UNM Health System diverts ambulances and cancels clinic visits after cybersecurity issue

The network is working to resolve an issue whose extent and nature were not immediately clear, leaving New Mexico without an emergency department for the most serious injuries.

Updated Oct 26, 2026 · 22:23 UTC2 reports

The short version

  • A cybersecurity issue forced the University of New Mexico Health System to send ambulances to other hospitals and cancel appointments at its more than 30 clinics.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • The network told people not to come to its main Albuquerque hospital, and the state was left without an emergency department capable of treating the most serious injuries.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • The network says it is working to resolve the issue, but its extent and nature were not immediately clear.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • UNM's Health Sciences Center canceled classes and closed for the day, according to the university.[Associated Press]

Key facts

  • UNM Health System told people not to come to its main Albuquerque hospital and canceled appointments at its more than 30 clinics.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • A cybersecurity issue forced the network to send ambulances to other hospitals.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • The state was left without an emergency department capable of treating the most serious injuries.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • The network said it was working to resolve the issue, and its extent and nature were not immediately clear.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • UNM's Health Sciences Center canceled classes and closed for the day, according to the university.[Associated Press]
  • The network conducts about 900,000 outpatient visits and receives about 100,000 emergency room visits each year, according to its website, and operates the state's only Level 1 trauma center.[ABC News · Associated Press]

What remains uncertain

  • The extent and nature of the cybersecurity issue were not immediately clear in the available reporting.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • The provided reporting does not say when normal hospital operations, clinic appointments, or emergency services are expected to resume.[ABC News · Associated Press]

Sources

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