Case Study: Mount Desert Island Hospital improves network reliability and patient care with Fortinet Security Fabric

Mount Desert Island Hospital reduces phone system downtime to 5 minutes with Fortinet

Mount Desert Island Hospital, a critical access hospital serving coastal Maine, faced the challenge of ensuring its network systems ran with absolute reliability to protect patient care. With its existing firewalls needing replacement, the hospital turned to Fortinet to adopt a comprehensive security platform that could prevent disruptive cyberattacks.

Fortinet implemented its Security Fabric, including Secure SD-WAN and "work from anywhere" solutions, to secure and connect the hospital's facilities. This provided centralized management, coordinated threat response, and robust access control for remote users. The results included a dramatic improvement in system reliability, a significant reduction in staff time spent managing security and troubleshooting, and a smooth transition with minimal downtime, ensuring the hospital's essential work remains protected.

Mount Desert Island Hospital