IV Fluid Shortage Halts Surgeries Nationwide Amid Hurricane Damage. Hospitals Postpone Non-Emergency Procedures.

A massive IV fluid shortage caused by Hurricane Helene’s damage to Baxter International’s North Carolina plant has led hospitals nationwide to cancel non-emergency surgeries. Baxter supplies 60% of the nation’s IV fluids and faces manufacturing delays. Minnesota hospitals are postponing non-urgent surgeries to prioritize critical care. Baxter is working to recover supplies and ramp up international production.