Scheduled Downtime NoticeCST Cerner will be unavailable for approximately 10 hours for system maintenance. The planned downtime will affect all CST Cerner sites from 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 22, to approximately 5 a.m. on Sunday, August 23

For downtime procedures and IT broadcasts, please see the Downtime page.

Downtime Help Topics

 

Materials for Planned Downtime (Aug 22/23)

CST Cerner will be unavailable for approximately 10 hours for system maintenance. The planned downtime will affect all CST Cerner sites from 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 22, to approximately 5 a.m. on Sunday, August 23

In addition to referencing materials below, medical staff and health-care staff will need to follow established downtime and recovery procedures. This includes using paper-based processes and, for some roles, reconciling information once the system is restored. 

CST Cerner Downtime and Recovery - Patient talking points

IT BroadcastsIT Broadcasts

Please click HERE to see OCI Migration downtime related broadcasts. (Note: Access to this site is restricted to users connected to the organization's network or VPN.)

VCHVCH

Coastal:

Quick Reference Guide 

Provider Guide 

ED Provider Guide (coming soon)

Richmond

Quick Reference Guide 

General Internal Medicine Provider Guide 

Hospitalist Provider Guide

Psychiatry Proivder Guide

Vancouver Acute

Quick Reference Guide (coming soon)

Provider Guide (coming soon)

ED Provider Guide (coming soon)

Agnostic

Provider Access to PACS, CareConnect and Pharmanet Guide - Appendix 

PHCPHC

PHC - CST Cerner - Planned Downtime Preparation Guide (1 Month Prior)

PHC - CST Cerner Downtime August 2026 QRG

PHC - CST Cerner - Downtime Execution Checklist

PHC - CST Cerner - Downtime Recovery QRG - Provider

PHSAPHSA

PHSA Downtime activities overview

BC Cancer:

BC Cancer CST Cerner - Downtime Aug 2026 QRG

BC Women’s and Children’s

C&W CST Cerner - Downtime August QRG

Downtime - CW Perinatal Back-Charting Requirements

C&W Medical Staff_CST Cerner Downtime & Recovery QRG

C&W Emergency_CST Cerner Downtime & Recovery QRG

C&W CST Cerner Downtime Readiness Resources 

C&W CST Cerner Downtime procedure (on SHOP)

C&W Post Event Data Entry (from Paper Documentation ie Downtime) into the Electronic Health Record (on SHOP)

BCMHSUS

BCMHSUS CST Cerner - Downtime August 2026 QRG

Before during and after a downtime event

Downtime: Documentation Management and Recovery

Downtime and Recovery for Orders Management and Results Review

Downtime and Recovery for Medication Management and Dispensing (Omnicell)

RegistrationRegistration

OCI Registration Downtime and Recovery SOP

 

User Guide Manual

724Access Downtime Viewer User Guide Manual

Quick Reference Guides 

724Access Downtime Viewer - Quick Reference Guide (July 2026)

724Access Downtime Viewer - Quick Reference Guide for ED (July 2026)

724 Data Checks

Check 724Access Viewer Data - Inpatient

Check 724Access Viewer Data - Ambulatory 

Check 724Access Viewer Data - ED

Check 724Access Viewer Data - Medical Imaging 

Check 724Access Viewer Data - Pharmacy

Downtime Topics and Resources by Area of Practice

All Areas

Downtime Registration Documentation and Forms

Look up Person’s MRN using HealthNet

Request Additional Downtime MRNs and Downtime Encounter Numbers

Use of Downtime Add Person Conversation

Use of Downtime Add Encounter Conversation

Back Enter a PowerForm Post Downtime

Back Enter Medication Administration on the MAR (Downtime Recovery)

COVID-19 Testing SitesCOVID-19 Testing Sites

Downtime Procedures - COVID-19 Testing Sites

BC CancerBC Cancer

Ambulatory Downtime Procedures (on SHOP)

Labs Downtime Procedures (on SHOP)

Registration Downtime Procedures (on SHOP)

Medical Imaging Downtime Procedures (on SHOP)

Surgical Oncology Downtime Procedures (on SHOP)

Acute Care Downtime Procedures (on SHOP)

Pharmacy (Link is being uploaded)

Downtime Chemo PPO's are available on BC Cancer Website.

Forms/Requisitions: Forms can also be accessed as paper copies at your clinical unit, or in your downtime bins.

EmergencyEmergency

Downtime Recovery - Emergency Department Registration

Registration During Downtime - Emergency Department (ED)

Inpatient, Residential, TenantsInpatient, Residential, Tenants

Registration During Downtime - Inpatients/Residential/Tenants

MaternityMaternity

Downtime Recovery - Newborn Quick Reg

FetaLink Millennium Downtime

OutpatientOutpatient

Registration During Downtime - Outpatient Clinics

PharmacyPharmacy

PharmaNet Downtime Quick Guide

UPCCUPCC

UPCC - North East, South East

Standard Operating Procedure (CST Cerner Urgent and Primary Care Centre - North East, South East)

UPCC - Richmond

Standard Operating Procedure (CST Cerner Urgent and Primary Care Centre - Richmond)

 

 

Related Positions

All users

Key Words

Downtime

724

Service Desk

Quality Check

Last Updated: August 14, 2026

 

 

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