Baxter International said it would temporarily close production at its North Cove, North Carolina-based facility, raising concerns about a potential nationwide shortage.

Some hospitals are facing shortages in IV fluids after Storm Helene disrupted medical fluid manufacturing in southern states.

Hospitals across the country are taking steps to conserve their IV fluid supply after Hurricane Helene struck a manufacturing plant belonging to the biggest supplier.

Hospitals are taking steps to conserve IV fluid supply after Helene hit a manufacturing plant belonging to the country’s biggest supplier.

Massachusetts General Brigham is warning of an IV fluid shortage after Hurricane Helene damaged the manufacturing plant of one of the nation's largest suppliers.

Baxter International, the country's biggest supplier of intravenous and peritoneal dialysis solutions, shut down earlier this week.

Baxter, the U.S.’s largest maker of intravenous fluids, is slashing shipments to hospitals after the storm took down one of its manufacturing plants in North Carolina.

A Mass General Brigham incident Management Team is monitoring this very dynamic situation and will respond with appropriate measures as this unfolds.” Baxter International Inc., which manufactures 60 percent of the country’s IV solutions and produces 1.

Doctors at Mass. General Brigham warned that the critical fluids could be in short supply after a manufacturer in the Carolinas stopped production in the wake of the storm.