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Hospital Power Outage Disrupts IT and Phones
27 May
Summary
- A significant power outage affected a major hospital's IT systems.
- Telephone lines experienced intermittent issues following the outage.
- Hospital lifts were also non-operational due to the power failure.
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital experienced a major power outage that significantly disrupted its IT systems and telephone lines on the evening of May 27, 2026. The incident, which began shortly after 19:30 BST, caused intermittent issues with the hospital's communication network. These telephone line problems were resolved around 21:15 BST the same evening.
In addition to the IT and telephone disruptions, the power failure also affected the hospital's essential services, including its lifts. Consequently, patients and visitors were instructed to only come to the hospital if their visit was absolutely essential. The situation highlighted the critical reliance of modern healthcare facilities on stable power and IT infrastructure.
