NPR

Nationwide IV fluid shortage changing how hospitals manage patient hydration

Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid bags to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say they are changing how they think about IV ...
NPR

Manufacturers and feds work to stabilize supply of IV fluids for hospitals

Hurricane season continues to strain the national supply of intravenous fluids to hospitals and dialysis centers around the country. Flooding from Hurricane Helene in late September shut down one of ...
WMUR

NH hospitals, ambulance services discuss strategies to deal with IV fluid shortage

CARE PROVIDERS SAY IT’S A DIFFERENT SITUATION. IN A STATEMENT SENT TO NEWS NINE, A MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE FROM MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM SAYS IN PART THEY, QUOTE, MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO DEFER SOME ...
Tennessean

How Nashville hospitals are handling IV, dialysis fluid shortage after Hurricane Helene

Hospitals across the country are conserving crucial fluids after a North Carolina supplier's operations were hampered after Hurricane Helene's floods swept through the area. Baxter International ...
Post and Courier

Sudden shortage of IV fluid refocused attention on importance and proper use

Hurricane Helene left a trail of devastation and destruction last year, dumping 40 trillion gallons of water on the Southeast. It leveled houses, sent trees crashing and left millions without power.
KBIA

Hospitals brace for IV fluid shortages after Hurricane Helene closes N.C. manufacturing plant

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 ...