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Cybersecurity is incredibly important for protecting patient data and helping caregivers provide services without outside interference.

Strong protection

"We invest in the best equipment, software, processes and people to ensure that our organization doesn't fall victim to a cyber threat," said Chad Van Cleave, Columbus Community Hospital's chief financial officer.

"CCH follows cybersecurity best practices, which includes using several different strategies to protect the hospital's network and data," said Trenton Earley, an information systems analyst at the hospital.

"It's not just one shield protecting the hospital — it is really a layered defense system," added Mike Jeffryes, the assistant information systems director.

Support for cybersecurity

Over the years, Van Cleave said, many people have helped develop and maintain CCH's state-of-the-art cybersecurity system — from former employee Cheryl Tira (CCH's first information services director) to CCH's current information technology (IT) professionals and board members.

"Our board of directors and senior leaders are very engaged in and supportive of what our IT team does to continuously eliminate threats," Van Cleave said.

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