Jackie Fortiér

Your Next Hospital Stay Could Involve Fewer IV Fluid Bags. Here’s Why.

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When Hurricane Helene struck in late September, it flooded the largest IV fluid factory in the United States. The Baxter International facility in western North Carolina had been producing 1.5 million IV bags a day, 60 percent of the nation’s supply. The company immediately began rationing its products, and the shortage sent ripples through the […]