Hospitals take steps to conserve IV fluid supply after ... - NBC News
WEB22 hours ago — There are four primary manufacturers of IV fluids in the U.S. Baxter is the leader, accounting for about 60% of the market. ... “FDA’s drug shortage office is in touch with Baxter about ...
Hurricane Helene puts U.S. hospitals at risk of IV fluid shortage
WEB3 days ago — The already fragile medical supply chain is facing more stress this week, after Hurricane Helene ravaged a huge Baxter International plant in North Carolina that makes IV fluids for many U.S. hospitals.. Why it matters: While the damage hasn't been totaled up, and the company says it's lining up backup plants and making other contingencies, the closure of the flooded facility threatens to ...
Baxter Provides Update on North Cove, N.C., Facility and …
WEB5 days ago — Opened in 1972, North Cove is Baxter’s largest manufacturing facility and includes more than 2,500 employees. The site primarily manufactures intravenous and peritoneal dialysis solutions and is the largest manufacturer of these solutions in the United States. About Baxter
Mass. hospitals conserving IV fluids following supply problem …
WEB1 day ago — Hospitals in Massachusetts are facing a shortage of IV fluid after Hurricane Helene disrupted production at a key facility in North Carolina. Baxter International Inc., which supplies about 60% of IV fluids used in the United States, shut down its facility in Marion, North Carolina, because of extensive flooding.
Supply chain issues hit hospitals, dialysis centers after ... - ABC News
WEB3 days ago — A plant that manufactures IV fluids said flooding was forcing it to close. As hospitals and health care facilities work to get back up and running after Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida's Big ...
Baxter IV fluid shortage after facility damaged by Hurricane …
WEB1 day ago — The issue stems from damage to a North Carolina facility owned by Baxter International Inc., a company that provides 60% of IV fluids and other medical fluids for the country, according to Dr ...
Hospitals Hit With IV Fluid Shortage After Hurricane Helene
WEB1 day ago — Baxter BAX-2.47% decrease; red down pointing triangle sent letters to hospitals telling them that future shipments of IV fluids would be about 40% of what they normally receive after the storm ...
Hospitals scramble for IV fluids as Hurricane Helene triggers latest ...
WEB20 hours ago — This isn’t the first time Baxter’s IV fluid production was disrupted: In 2017 another Category 4 hurricane, Maria, knocked out a Baxter facility in Puerto Rico, creating a months-long shortage ...
Mass General Brigham warns of IV fluid shortage due to Helene
WEB1 day ago — Baxter International Inc., which manufactures 60 percent of the country’s IV solutions and produces 1.5 million bags per day, alerted hospitals across the country that its North Cove ...
Baxter closes largest IV solution factory, sparking fears of a shortage
WEB1 day ago — The facility is the largest U.S. producer of intravenous (IV) and peritoneal dialysis solutions, sparking fears of a nationwide shortage. Ahead of the storm, Baxter said it implemented its hurricane preparedness plan, which included evacuating the 2,500 employees who work at the facility and proactively moving products to higher ground or into ...
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