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 ...

HELENE’S IMPACT IS NOT LIMITED TO NORTH CAROLINA. THE STORM SHUT DOWN A PLANT IN NORTH CAROLINA THAT MAKES 60% OF IV FLUIDS USED ACROSS OUR COUNTRY. SO NOW HOSPITALS FAR AWAY FROM THE MOUNTAINS ARE ...

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 ...

A week after Hurricane Helene knocked out a factory that produces more than half of the country’s intravenous solutions, the president of a group that represents about 5,000 hospitals is suggesting ...

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 ...

Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say they are changing how they think about IV ...

Serious shortages of essential intravenous (IV) fluids in Australia and subsequent rationing in hospitals have caused significant concern among medical professionals and deepening pressures on the ...

Hurricane Helene left a trail of devastation and destruction last year, dumping 40 trillion gallons of water on the Southeast. It leveled houses, sent trees crashing and left millions without power.

The American health system is already in a major financial crisis, as a result of supply chain issues and a staffing crisis exacerbated by the COVID pandemic. This led to many healthcare systems ...