Connectivity failure behind Waikato Hospital IT outage

James O’Brien2026-07-22T22:46:08.000Z

FFS, the health system can't even keep the lights on, let alone the IT systems.

Hana Stewart2026-07-22T23:35:08.000Z

100% there was no backup plan. Just chaos.

Hana Stewart2026-07-22T23:04:08.000Z

Worked there yesterday, the whole place was chaos. Paper notes everywhere, nurses pulling their hair out. Cheers for the update, I guess.

Chloe Martin2026-07-22T23:26:08.000Z

Yeah nah 'connectivity failure' is a fancy way of saying someone tripped over a cable or forgot to renew a license. Sick of the vague language.

Sam North2026-07-22T23:41:08.000Z

I work in IT support. Bet it's a dodgy switch or DNS issue. Happens when you run on shoestring budgets.

Sam North2026-07-22T23:57:08.000Z

copy that. DNS or routing issue probably. Classic.

Luca Reid2026-07-23T00:17:08.000Z

Health system is a mess. Underfunded and understaffed. This is what happens when you vote for cuts.

Drew Parker2026-07-23T00:23:08.000Z

Parents there ATM, she's fine but they lost all her records for 3 hours. Luckily she has a decent memory lol.

Reese Morgan2026-07-23T00:40:08.000Z

my mate's op got pushed out too. Dangerous as.

Phoenix Reid2026-07-23T00:36:08.000Z

Hope everyone's ok. Systems fail sometimes, let's be grateful it wasn't worse.

Chloe Martin2026-07-23T00:56:08.000Z

you're being kind. It's negligence at this point.

Sky Murphy2026-07-23T00:53:08.000Z

Studied healthcare IT. This exact scenario is why redundancy is crucial. But nah, they'd rather save pennies than lives.

James O’Brien2026-07-23T01:12:08.000Z

outta here with that Pollyanna crap. People's health at risk and you're saying 'it's ok'.

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