Military airlift needed for IV fluids after Helene, medical group says
WEB18 hours ago · News. A military airlift could be needed for IV fluids after Helene, hospital group says. With a major plant closed by storm damage, an association of nearly 5,000 hospitals is calling on...
Hospitals brace for IV fluid shortages after Hurricane Helene …
WEB23 hours ago · Hospitals across the U.S. are bracing for a potential shortage of intravenous fluids, also known as IV fluids, after Hurricane Helene brought the country’s biggest manufacturing plant –– responsible for nearly 60% of IV fluid supply –– to a halt.
IV fluid shortage: Why hospitals across the country are running …
WEB17 hours ago · The nation's largest producer of IV fluid is in North Carolina. Hurricane Helene caused it to shutter—and no one knows when it will reopen.
AHA calls on feds to boost supply of IV solutions as some …
WEB1 day ago · The American Hospital Association wants the Biden administration to take immediate actions to increase the supply of IV solutions for hospitals, such as invoking the Defense Production Act.
Hospitals take steps to conserve IV fluid supply after ... - NBC News
WEB5 days ago · Hospitals across the U.S. are taking steps to conserve their supplies of IV fluids after Hurricane Helene struck a critical manufacturing plant belonging to the country’s biggest supplier.
Baxter IV fluids factory knocked out by Hurricane Helene : Shots
WEB4 days ago · Remnants of Hurricane Helene shut down a North Carolina factory that supplies critical IV fluids to hospitals across the country. There's no timeline for when production will resume at the...
AHA letter to president urges Administration to take immediate …
WEB1 day ago · AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack Oct. 7 sent a letter to President Biden urging the Administration to take immediate actions to increase the supply of IV solutions for hospitals and other health care providers that are struggling with shortages following the closure of a Baxter manufacturing plant as a result of Hurricane Helene.
Hurricane Helene puts U.S. hospitals at risk of IV fluid shortage
WEBOct 1, 2024 · The already fragile medical supply chain is facing more stress this week, after Hurricane Helene ravaged a huge Baxter International plant in North Carolina that makes IV fluids for many U.S. hospitals.
Minnesota hospitals scramble to conserve IV fluid during ... - MPR News
WEB18 hours ago · M Health Fairview, Allina and Hennepin Healthcare are rescheduling their patients as a result of an IV fluid shortage. The shortage is one of the many ripple effects of Hurricane Helene.
CT hospitals grappling with nationwide shortage of IV fluids
WEB16 hours ago · UConn’s IV fluids – saline solution made in a way that is safe to administer to patients intravenously – comes from a Baxter International facility located in North Cove, North Carolina, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene.
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