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.

Normally, hospitals are, well, flush with IV fluids. But right now, that isn’t the case. In addition to the physical damage to many hospitals and clinics in the region, Hurricane Helene knocked out ...

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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 ...

The management of intravenous fluids in paediatrics remains a critical component of care in both routine and acute settings. Intravenous fluid therapy is not only essential for hydration and ...

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 ...

(AP) - 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 medical equipment supplier that produces 60% of the intravenous solutions at US hospitals, said Thursday it has slowly begun to recover from a hurricane-induced shutdown last month that has ...

The number of spas nationwide increased by 63% from 2018 to 2022.

Baxter’s North Cove manufacturing site in Marion, N.C. — which produced 60% of the nation’s IV supply before Hurricane Helene — expects to share plans for gradually increasing IV fluid allocations ...

Contributor content. Prana IV Therapy is a Scottsdale-based IV hydration clinic providing nurse-administered intravenous ...