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Hospitals in Minnesota and North Dakota conserve IV fluids after manufacturing stunted by Hurricane Helene

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 ...
The Washington Post

IV fluid shortage due to hurricane prompts hospitals to postpone surgeries

Hospitals across the United States are reeling from a shortage of IV fluids after Hurricane Helene struck a major manufacturing plant in North Carolina, prompting some to postpone elective surgeries ...
Ars Technica

As hospitals struggle with IV fluid shortage, NC plant restarts production

The western North Carolina plant that makes 60 percent of the country’s intravenous fluid supply has restarted its highest-producing manufacturing line after being ravaged by flooding brought by ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Central Coast hospitals face IV fluid shortage after Baxter plant shutdown

The Central Coast is starting to feel the effects of the IV fluid shortage after Hurricane Helene shut down the Baxter plant in North Carolina, a major manufacturer of medical-grade saline solution.“I ...
Reuters

Baxter expects to restart IV fluids line at hurricane-hit plant within next week

Oct 24 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Baxter (BAX.N), opens new tab said on Thursday it expects to restart the highest-throughput intravenous solutions manufacturing line at a hurricane-hit plant in ...