A large healthcare provider in the Washington, D.C., area said it has resorted to paper transactions after malware crippled part of its network early Monday.

MedStar Health, a not-for-profit that runs 10 hospitals, said its clinical facilities were functioning and that it did not appear data had been compromised. The malware prevented “certain users from logging into our system.”

“MedStar acted quickly to prevent the virus from spreading throughout the organization,” it said in a statement posted on Facebook. “We are working with our IT and cybersecurity partners to fully assess and address the situation.”

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