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 Baxter ...

A shortage of IV fluid is forcing hospitals across the country to conserve and even postpone surgeries and procedures after an IV fluid production facility in North Carolina was hit by the devastating ...

North Carolina hospitals reeling from Hurricane Helene may soon get some relief from a critical IV fluid shortage. The Food and Drug Administration approved changing the expiration date on multiple ...

The CDC issued a health advisory Oct. 12 with guidelines on how systems and leaders can manage the supply disruptions of peritoneal dialysis and intravenous solutions. In September, Hurricane Helene ...

Hurricane Helene’s flood-related damage to a key medical supply production facility last week in Marion, North Carolina, has serious potential to affect patient care nationally because it manufactures ...

In late September, Hurricane Helene damaged a major supplier of intravenous (IV) fluids. In this report, we follow up on what ...

Last month, nearly 60% of hospitals nationally reported concerns they would have to postpone shortages due to the IV shortages, with 17% saying they already taken that step. UR Medicine delayed ...

NEXT WEEK ARE NOW GOING TO BE DELAYED. I.V. FLUID IS LIKE A LIFELINE TO PATIENTS. THAT LIFELINE IS IN SHORT SUPPLY AND NOW IMPACTING PATIENTS WHO HAVE NON-EMERGENCY SURGERIES SCHEDULED AT MASS.