/tags/ascension-texas Ascension Texas en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:01:00 GMT /health/2024-06-27/ascension-will-stop-offering-health-insurance-plans-in-texas Policyholders will no longer be able to receive health insurance through Ascension Personalized Care beginning in January. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:01:00 GMT /health/2024-06-27/ascension-will-stop-offering-health-insurance-plans-in-texas Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-06-14/ascension-health-insurance-claims-ransomeware-attack One Central Texas patient did not know whether she'd have to pay out of pocket for tests following a cancer diagnosis. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:01:54 GMT /health/2024-06-14/ascension-health-insurance-claims-ransomeware-attack Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-06-04/ascension-seton-regains-access-to-electronic-health-records-after-ransomware-attack Staff at local Ascension hospitals had been forced to rely on paper charting methods for nearly a month following a major cybersecurity breach. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 15:40:38 GMT /health/2024-06-04/ascension-seton-regains-access-to-electronic-health-records-after-ransomware-attack Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-05-21/ascension-seton-cybersecurity-crisis-workflow-disruption A ransomware attack has rendered multiple digital technology systems integral to the hospital's typical operations inaccessible. Tue, 21 May 2024 18:00:55 GMT /health/2024-05-21/ascension-seton-cybersecurity-crisis-workflow-disruption Olivia Aldridge /health/2023-07-06/ascension-seton-nurses-say-patient-care-suffered-during-post-strike-lockout One nurse reported wound dressing going unchanged, lab work being overlooked and discharges being delayed while the hospital's regular nursing staff was kept from working. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 21:50:52 GMT /health/2023-07-06/ascension-seton-nurses-say-patient-care-suffered-during-post-strike-lockout Olivia Aldridge /health/2023-06-28/nurses-blocked-from-entering-austins-ascension-seton-medical-center-after-strike Hospital management says the nurses will be allowed back for their shifts on July 1, after the hospital has fulfilled its contract with temporary staff replacements. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:21:51 GMT /health/2023-06-28/nurses-blocked-from-entering-austins-ascension-seton-medical-center-after-strike Olivia Aldridge /health/2023-06-07/ascension-seton-austin-hospital-data-breach A security event affecting two of the local hospital system's websites in March may have put some patients' sensitive information at risk. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 15:50:02 GMT /health/2023-06-07/ascension-seton-austin-hospital-data-breach Olivia Aldridge /health/2023-05-05/whats-going-on-with-central-health-and-ascension-texas-legal-saga AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County's publicly funded hospital district and its private hospital system partner are at odds over an agreement to serve the county's low-income residents. Fri, 05 May 2023 18:23:56 GMT /health/2023-05-05/whats-going-on-with-central-health-and-ascension-texas-legal-saga Olivia Aldridge