Objective To develop a system failure recovery programs in order to prevent an accident of the hospital computer network system. Methods The network failure was divided into three grades according to its influence. The groups of network malfunction was set up and can immediately start the established program, take effective measures to prevent the situation expand and spread in the event of unforeseen circumstances. Results Through the emergency power supply program, the network route emergency program, cable emergency support program and sector emergency plan, the hospital information systems run normally. Conclusion The issue of large-area network information paralysis is effectively solved and improves the information technology capacity of the hospital.