“Because of the potential to disrupt their operations, hospitals are logical targets for attacks. If infected, they may have little choice but to pay the ransom—and quickly, said Matt Devost, CEO of security consultancy FusionX, which is now owned by Accenture.
‘If I target a midtier, medium-sized business and encrypt their data, there is probably a period of time during which they can operate without access to their data,’ he told eWEEK. ‘With hospitals, that is not the case, and that makes them a ripe target.'”

Source: Ransomware Poses a Rising Threat to Hospital Operations