Nebraska CHI health facilities continue to experience problems from ‘IT incident’.

CHI Health spokeswoman Taylor Miller said parent company CommonSpirit Health was forced to take some of its systems offline after an undisclosed “IT issue” earlier this week.

That has had an impact on some of his facilities, Miller said.

“We will continue to provide patient care and our clinics and hospitals will remain open,” he said in an emailed statement. “However, we have made some temporary adjustments, including rescheduling or delaying certain appointments or procedures on a case-by-case basis.”

It’s unclear whether and to what extent Lincoln’s two CHI Health hospitals, St. Elizabeth and Nebraska Heart Hospital, are being affected. CHI Health also operates several clinics in Lincoln, and it’s unclear how they will be affected.

WOWT reported earlier this week that an Omaha man came to Bergen Mercy for his colonoscopy appointment only to be told all appointments had been canceled.

Other media reports point to canceled appointments and other issues at Commonspirit Hospitals in several states.

Miller encouraged people with upcoming appointments to call their provider’s office to make sure schedules haven’t changed. She said waiting times at hospitals and clinics could increase.

“We are working to resolve the issues as quickly as possible,” Miller said in a statement. “Thank you to our staff and doctors who are doing everything possible to minimize the impact on our patients.”

“We take our responsibility to our patients very seriously and apologize for the inconvenience,” she said.