I understand your point, just because they are not internet connected doesn't mean they can't just treat people anyways ("just write down their name on paper fo

I understand your point, just because they are not internet connected doesn't mean they can't just treat people anyways ("just write down their name on paper for now"). I think the issue here is not bureaucracy around if they can on paper accept patients or not, I think it's more about that a lot of the equipment is connected to the internet (let's for now ignore the question if it should/should not be connected to the internet, as the answer is obvious) and if hit by the ransomware attack, it might not be able to be used. So while they could take in the patient, a lot of the equipment wouldn't work. So it's better to reject the patient and send them to a facility where they could be treated properly, instead of dealing with faulty equipment.