The Hill27d
IV shortage ‘creates havoc’ for hospitals, exposing supply chain ‘whack-a-mole’
A shortage of IV fluid in the wake of Hurricane Helene is shining a spotlight on the fragility and vulnerability of the country’s medical supply chain. Hospitals were left scrambling after the ...
Inc28d
Here’s How the U.S. Is Handling the IV Fluid Shortage Caused by Helene
The purpose: to relieve worsening shortages of IV fluid as hospitals and clinics across the nation report dwindling stocks with increasing alarm. After making landfall in Florida in late September ...
CBS News29d
As IV shortage continues after hurricane, U.S. invokes wartime power to speed recovery
Damage to the plant in North Carolina has worsened a nationwide shortage of IV fluids, and hospitals say they are still postponing some surgeries and other procedures as a result. Some 60% of the ...
CNN28d
IV fluid supply disruptions prompt Biden administration to invoke wartime powers to bolster recovery
As the storm swept through western North Carolina last month, it severely affected operations at Baxter International’s North Cove production site, the largest manufacturer of IV fluids and ...
Fast Company22d
IV fluid shortage could impact surgeries for weeks. Here’s what you need to know
Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains shut down for hurricane-related damage. People often plan non ...
Boston.com29d
IV fluid shortage is beginning to impact local hospitals
The national IV fluid shortage has hit at least one hospital in Boston, which is deferring some non-urgent elective procedures. Mass General Brigham says it is delaying some non-urgent elective ...
NBC News26d
Long before Helene, IV fluid shortages plagued hospitals
Years before Hurricane Helene shut down a critical intravenous fluid facility in North Carolina, sparking concerns in hospitals across the country, many common IV fluids were already in short ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer29d
Cincinnati's hospitals have survived the IV bag shortage – but Helene shutdown is critical
Hurricane Helene flooding shut down a medical supply manufacturer, causing a nationwide shortage of IV fluids, but Cincinnati hospitals say that they haven't canceled or delayed care as a result.
Reuters20d
Baxter expects to restart IV fluids line at hurricane-hit plant within next week
The temporary closure last month of the Marion site, which makes 60% of the nation's supply of IV fluids and peritoneal dialysis solutions as per the American Hospital Association, had triggered a ...
WMUR1mon
NH hospitals, ambulance services discuss strategies to deal with IV fluid shortage
SINCE BAXTER IS ONE OF THEIR SUPPLIERS, THEY’RE MONITORING THE STATUS OF IV FLUID. BUT BEERS SAYS THE PANDEMIC HELPED THEM HANDLE SITUATIONS LIKE THESE WITH NO CURRENT IMPACT TO THEIR OPERATIONS.
Sports Illustrated1mon
Lonnie Walker IV, Joe Mazzulla Detail Crucial Component to Him Acclimating to Celtics
On Saturday night at TD Garden, Lonnie Walker IV saw his minutes reach double digits for the first time this preseason. He logged less than five in the Celtics' exhibition opener against the ...