The University of Mississippi Medical Center has announced its statewide clinic system will reopen fully for patients on Monday, more than a week after a ransomware attack forced the medical system to shut down its computer networks.

“We can access patient records, so UMMC clinics statewide will resume normal operations and scheduled appointments on Monday,” the center said in a Facebook post. “Also on Monday, clinics will begin reaching out to patients to reschedule appointments that were cancelled. Clinics will be open extended hours and extra days to accommodate patients as soon as possible.” Hospitals and emergency room services remain open.

An FBI investigation into the source of the Feb. 19 cyberattack is ongoing. 

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Assistant Editor Kevin Edwards joins the MFP after spending more than six years in newspapers around Mississippi. A native of El Paso, Texas, Kevin moved to Cleveland in Bolivar County when he was 10 years old and has spent most of his life in the Mississippi Delta. He graduated from Delta State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in liberal studies, as well as a master’s in journalism from the University of Memphis. Following his education, he spent a year with the Birmingham, Alabama-based nonprofit Impact America in its Memphis office as an AmeriCorps member, providing free vision screenings to young children and free tax preparation for working families. His time as a reporter includes nearly four years with The Greenwood Commonwealth in Greenwood, as well as The Bolivar Commercial in Cleveland and The Commercial Dispatch in Columbus. Kevin lives in Sidon, just outside Greenwood city limits in Leflore County.