The storm flooded a Baxter International factory in North Carolina that was making 60% of the national supply of IV fluids, which are used routinely during many surgeries and procedures.

Patients in the hospital for dehydration or nausea are only about half as likely to get IV fluids. Researcher says that’s because flooding from Hurricane Helene damaged a plant in North Carolina ...

Intravenous fluid bags from Baxter International, at Providence Alaska. (Matt Faubion/AKPM) Alaska’s healthcare facilities are conserving use of intravenous or IV fluids as part of a statewide ...

THEY’RE FACING A SHORTAGE OF IV FLUIDS THAT INCLUDES HEALTH SYSTEMS IN NEBRASKA, METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM SAYS THEY HAVEN’T HAD TO DELAY ANY PROCEDURES. THEY SAY THEY ARE REDUCING USE BY USING ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The impact of hurricanes Milton and Helene is being felt in Colorado as the health system Banner Health announced it would be postponing elective surgeries to conserve IV fluids ...

Hospital systems across the country — including those in North Texas — are conserving IV fluids as the country's largest manufacturer recovers from damage due to Hurricane Helene. Hospitals ...

Patients visiting emergency departments for dehydration or nausea are half as likely to receive IV fluids now than they were before Hurricane Helene exacerbated supply shortages, according to an ...

India’s drug exporters body Pharmexcil has alerted members to a shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids that the United States is facing in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene damage to a ...

IV fluids used in hospitals remain in short supply, after Hurricane Helene shut down a key North Carolina factory. The closure has hospitals... Shortage of IV fluids leads to canceled surgeries ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Amid a nationwide shortage, IV fluids at the UVM Medical Center are in short supply. That could mean some procedures will be rescheduled. It comes after Hurricane Helene ...

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — A national shortage of IV fluids is straining hospitals across the country, and Albany Medical Center is one of many feeling the pressure. Albany Med is now forced to ...