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 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 ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- There's currently a shortage of IV fluids across the country, it comes after Hurricane Helene forced the closure of the Baxter International Plant in North Carolina.

HOUSTON — Since Hurricane Helene made landfall in late September, along the southeastern shore, hospitals across the U.S. have had to adapt to a shortage of IV fluids. The plant that made 60 ...

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the shortage was caused by Hurricane Helene, which damaged a North Carolina facility where Baxter International Inc. produces IV fluids.

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 ...

Hospitals in East Texas are finding ways to meet patients’ needs after a plant supplying more than 60% of the nation’s IV fluids was damaged by Hurricane Helene. On Oct. 9, the U.S. Food and ...

IV fluids are an important part of many surgical procedures and are integral to delivering a variety of medications, balancing electrolytes and treating or preventing dehydration, according to UVMHN.

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 ...