ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The nationwide shortage of IV fluids has led to significant changes in how hospitals treat patients. Both, UR Medicine and Rochester Regional have successfully cut their IV fluid ...

In September 2024, Hurricane Helene damaged a Baxter International plant in Marion, N.C., that produces 60% of the U.S.’s IV fluid products, disrupting ASCs and other healthcare facilities across the ...

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 ...

Flosonics Medical, maker of FloPatch, the world's first wireless, wearable Doppler ultrasound for critical care, today announced the peer-reviewed publication of the Safe and Fluid Effective ...

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

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 ...

A limited supply of IV fluid, stemming from damage caused by Hurricane Helene, is forcing some hospitals across the U.S. to postpone elective surgery and other nonemergency procedures to safeguard ...

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.

It’s been about three months since Hurricane Helene pummeled the mountains of North Carolina, but its effects are still being felt well beyond the storm’s path. After the hurricane flooded a ...

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 ...

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 supply ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hospitals in Charlotte, like their counterparts across the Carolinas and the nation, continue to deal with IV fluid shortages ...