FOX 2 - Hurricane Helene is impacting us in ways we never would have thought, causing a possible nationwide, IV solution shortage. Hospitals in Metro Detroit are bracing for it after the plant ...
"We source IV solutions through a different manufacturer. We are assessing our options for using alternative products and implementing a conservation program to extend existing IV supplies," the ...
The Florida Hospital Association is one of the groups raising concerns about the growing issues related to intravenous and peritoneal dialysis solutions. "Florida hospitals are facing a supply ...
Meanwhile, the Florida Hospital Association said its also grappling with supply disruptions of intravenous and peritoneal dialysis solutions due to the Baxter facility's temporary closure.
Several hospitals across the U.S. are grappling with shortages of IV fluid after flooding from Hurricane Helene forced medical fluid manufacturers to halt production. Baxter International ...
But experts see vulnerability in the supply chain. Bags of IV solutions take up a lot of space, and it’s expensive for hospitals to keep large stockpiles. IV solutions also must be kept sterile ...
The fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will be felt broadly and could linger, experts say. Flooding triggered by Hurricane Helene hit a ...
Hospital officials around the nation are working to preserve stocks of IV fluid as a facility that produces the country’s largest amount of fluid has been badly damaged during Hurricane Helene.
The North Cove plant produces 60 percent of the country's supply of IV solutions, typically producing 1.5 million bags per day, according to the American Hospital Association. The dozens of ...
MARION, N.C. – One of the largest production facilities of dialysis solutions in the country remains shut down following the impacts from Hurricane Helene with officials monitoring for potential ...
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. The health care and medical ...