FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers. Rhode Island’s major airport, state agencies and hospitals were not … Read more
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (WPRI/AP) — A widespread Microsoft outage disrupted flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world on Friday, including in Southern New England. Escalating disruptions continued hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services. The website DownDectector, which tracks user-reported … Read more
The hospital system operates Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Bradley Hospital, Newport Hospital, and Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Rhode Island Hospital in Providence is the state’s only Level 1 trauma center. “Our hospitals will continue to perform all urgent procedures and will monitor the situation for non-urgent procedures. Patients will be contacted if there are … Read more