Nova Scotia Health Systems Go Down Due to Internal Hardware Issues, Unrelated to Global Microsoft Outage
Internal hardware issues caused system-wide outages across Nova Scotia Health on Thursday, disrupting outpatient blood collection, chemotherapy treatments, and online pharmacy services. Provincial officials confirmed the downtime was unrelated to the global Microsoft outage or any cyber-related event.
Hardware issues within Nova Scotia Health caused systems to go down across the province on Thursday, disrupting several clinical services. 
The province’s Department of Cyber Security and Digital Solutions stated that the outage was not related to the worldwide Microsoft outages. The department also confirmed that Thursday’s hardware issues were not a cyber-related event.
The system-wide downtime affected multiple areas of patient care. Outpatient blood collection had to be paused during the morning of the incident. Patients reported that their chemotherapy treatments and online pharmacy services were also affected by the system issues. 
Despite the disruptions, staff in the Central Zone used established downtime procedures to ensure patient care and safety during the outage.