UnHack the Podcast: Children's Hospital Code Dark Plan with Laurie Campbell and Rick McIntosh

April 28, 2026: When a hospital goes dark, the first 72 hours are everything. Laurie Campbell, Senior Manager of Clinical Ancillary Applications and Enterprise Imaging, and Rick McIntosh, VP and the Chief Technology Officer, at Children’s Hospital Colorado, break down the phased Code Dark response framework her team developed for ransomware attacks. They walk through real examples: how the supply chain keeps inventory moving without its systems, and how the radiology team built a sneakernet process to keep radiologists reading images even when the PACS environment is completely unreachable. This isn't theoretical. It's the result of years of workflow mapping, vendor co-development, and hard conversations across the entire organization.Key Points:03:12 Why Resilience Matters07:18 Launching Code Dark14:06 Workflow to Paper Playbooks19:15 Twilight Tech Workarounds27:03 Partners Lessons and WrapKeep up to date on the latest in health IT:https://thisweekhealth.com/news/X: This Week HealthLinkedIn: This Week HealthDonate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer