Mass General Brigham is rationing its use of intravenous fluids as its main supplier’s North Carolina facility remains closed due to damage from Hurricane Helene. MGB gets those fluids from Baxter ...

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 ...

Cleveland-based University Hospitals typically consume 2,600 liters of intravenous fluids per day. However, with the temporary closure of the nation’s primary manufacturer of IV fluids, the system is ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina, flooding forced the closure of the major supplier of IV fluids nationwide. Baxter International in Marion, North ...

Disruptions from Hurricane Helene exacerbated shortages of critical intravenous fluids in the United States, and now the Biden administration has invoked the wartime powers of the Defense Production ...

WELL, HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FEELING THE IMPACT OF HURRICANES HELENE AND MILTON RIGHT NOW. THEY’RE FACING A SHORTAGE OF IV FLUIDS THAT INCLUDES HEALTH SYSTEMS IN NEBRASKA, METHODIST HEALTH ...

New Jersey hospitals are taking steps to conserve their supply of intravenous fluids amid a nationwide shortage after Hurricane Helene and the port workers strike. The entire healthcare industry has ...

The global intravenous (IV) fluid bags market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 6% over the forecast period. Key factors driving this growth include the ...

The shortage of IV fluids after flooding from Hurricane Helene shut down one of the largest manufacturers in the U.S. is easing in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Health was informed Oct. 1 of potential ...

Results of a new meta-analysis show that intravenous fluid (IV) therapy using balanced solutions rather than commonly used saline can reduce the risk of in-hospital death of critically ill patients by ...