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JPS Health Network outage persists after at least 8 days
Summary by The Fort Worth Editorial Desk Deborah Ferguson , as published by NBC DFW
· August 11, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway The outage has been ongoing since at least August 3, with the hospital and clinics remaining open to treat patients.
A technology outage has been affecting JPS Health Network for over a week. Patients are unable to access certain resources, including the MyChart system for scheduling appointments and checking medication refills. The outage has been ongoing since at least August 3, with the hospital and clinics remaining open to treat patients.
JPS initially reported that it was working to restore services as soon as possible and apologized for the inconvenience. Further details about the outage are available from JPS Health Network, including a recent announcement about suspicious activity in their technology environment. For the latest information, readers can refer to the source.
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Category: safety Published: August 11, 2026 Source: NBC DFW Reading time: 1 min
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