Patients visiting emergency departments for dehydration or nausea are half as likely to receive IV fluids now than they were before Hurricane Helene exacerbated supply shortages, according to an ...
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 ...
Baxter’s North Cove manufacturing site in Marion, N.C. — which produced 60% of the nation’s IV supply before Hurricane Helene — expects to share plans for gradually increasing IV fluid allocations ...
U.S. hospitals are experiencing a shortage of IV fluids, triggered by a disruption at Baxter’s North Carolina plant following Hurricane Helene. As hospitals have scrambled to conserve supplies, at ...
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 ...
Some non-emergent, elective procedures at the largest integrated health care system in Massachusetts are being postponed because of a national IV fluid shortage. Mass General Brigham announced ...
The United States is facing a significant shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids, including saline and dextrose solutions, exacerbated by damage to Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) plants in North ...
MIAMI - The aftermath of recent hurricanes, particularly Hurricane Helene, has extended far beyond the Southeast, with hospitals nationwide grappling with a shortage of IV fluid bags. The supply chain ...
The latest hurricane could hit a Daytona Beach facility that provides nearly a quarter of the nation’s intravenous fluid supply. The Biden administration is rushing to evacuate bags of intravenous ...
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 ...
IV fluids used in hospitals remain in short supply, after Hurricane Helene shut down a key North Carolina factory. The closure has hospitals... Shortage of IV fluids leads to canceled surgeries ...
More than 86 percent of healthcare providers surveyed across the US are experiencing shortages of intravenous fluids after Hurricane Helene’s rampage took out a manufacturing plant in western North ...