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The controlled network outage<\/a> that took down computer systems at the JPS Health Network this week was due to detected \u201csuspicious activity,\u201d officials confirmed on social media on Friday.<\/a><\/p>\n The suspicious activity was detected Monday morning, and officials decided to take the hospital system offline to \u201cisolate and secure\u201d the network, according to the Facebook post.<\/p>\n \u201cOur IT teams continue to work diligently to resolve the downtime,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cAt the same time, our clinicians and staff remain fully engaged in caring for our patients and are using established downtime procedures to continue providing care.\u201d<\/p>\n Based on current assessments, the hospital system is expected to remain offline \u201cfor the next several days,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n In the meantime, patients should keep their established appointments unless contacted directly by their JPS care team, according to the statement. Anyone who needs assistance should contact the hospital at one of these phone numbers:<\/p>\n To contact the JPS Main Hospital, call 817-702-3431For JPS Community Health Centers, dial 817-702-1100To reach JPS Outpatient Behavioral Health, call 817-702-3100For JPS Outpatient Pharmacies, call 817-702-3531<\/p>\n Beginning Thursday, the Fort Worth Fire Department has been diverting ambulances carrying patients with trauma, strokes and STEMI heart attacks to other hospitals, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV.<\/a> The emergency room remains open to walk-in patients.<\/p>\n This story was originally published August 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n