Hospitals take steps to conserve IV fluid supply after Helene strikes critical factory
Baxter International said it would temporarily close production at its North Cove, North Carolina-based facility, raising concerns about a potential nationwide shortage.
Hospitals prepare for months-long supply disruptions after Helene, port strike
Baxter International temporarily closed its facility in Marion, N.C., on Sept. 30 because of flooding from Hurricane Helene. The North Cove site, the largest manufacturer of IV solutions in the U.S., distributes intravenous and peritoneal dialysis solutions.
Supply chain issues hit hospitals, dialysis centers after Hurricane Helene
Supply chain issues are hitting North Carolina health care facilities after widespread damage and flooding caused by Hurricane Helene.
Hospitals across the U.S. face IV fluid shortage after Hurricane Helene
With one major medical supplier's production hubs closed, hospitals say they are rationing IV fluid bags and employing other conservation measures.
IV fluid supplies in US disrupted by Hurricane Helene
Hospitals across the US could see their intravenous (IV) fluid supplies dwindle after a plant involved in producing IV solutions for one of the country’s largest manufacturers was flooded as a result of Hurricane Helene.
Hospitals scramble for IV fluids as Hurricane Helene triggers latest drug shortage
Flooding damaged the plant in the Blue Ridge Mountains town of Marion that produces 60 percent of the country’s IV supply.
Fresno County taking measures after Hurricane Helene hits IV fluids factory
Hospitals across the country are facing possible shortages of IV fluids after one of the largest plants in the country was badly damaged by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.
Why a hurricane in N.C. is causing an IV fluid shortage in Mass. hospitals
There isn’t cause for panic yet, but concern is warranted. That’s the message so far from Massachusetts hospital systems confronted with potential intravenous fluid supply shortages brought on by Hurricane Helene impacts to western North Carolina.
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