The largest hospital and healthcare system in Massachusetts is warning of an IV fluids shortage due to the “devastating effects” of Hurricane Helene. Mass General Brigham said that it’s preparing to ...

Hospitals are adjusting how they use IV fluids after a plant that produces 60% of IV fluids used in the U.S. was damaged in Hurricane Helene. The Baxter International facility in Marion, N.C. — a ...

HOUSTON — Since Hurricane Helene made landfall in late September, along the southeastern shore, hospitals across the U.S. have had to adapt to a shortage of IV fluids. The plant that made 60 percent ...

Hospitals in Maryland and elsewhere are taking steps to conserve intravenous fluids that have been in short supply since Hurricane Helene flooded a key North Carolina production plant. After the storm ...

Intravenous infusion systems are a cornerstone of modern clinical care, ensuring that fluids and medications are administered at precise rates to meet patient needs. These systems are integral to a ...

Florida hospitals and health providers are coping with a national shortage of IV fluids exacerbated by the two major hurricanes that have hit the Southeast in the past month. Hurricane Helene damaged ...

Jae C. Hong / AP Hospitals in Oregon are taking steps to conserve their supply of IV fluids, normally a cheap and readily available type of medications, after flooding from Hurricane Helene has ...

Normally, hospitals are, well, flush with IV fluids. But right now, that isn’t the case. In addition to the physical damage to many hospitals and clinics in the region, Hurricane Helene knocked out ...

When Hurricane Helene took out a factory making 60% of the country's IV fluids, it caused shortages that have led to canceled surgeries. A look at the effects and prospects for improvement. IV fluids ...

Hurricane Helene’s flood-related damage to a key medical supply production facility last week in Marion, North Carolina, has serious potential to affect patient care nationally because it manufactures ...

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