Hospitals across the U.S. face IV fluid shortage after Hurricane Helene
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Several hospitals across the U.S. are grappling with shortages of IV fluid after flooding from Hurricane Helene forced medical fluid manufacturers to halt production.
Baxter International, the leading supplier of IV fluids to hospitals, said its facility in Marion, North Carolina, remains closed for the foreseeable future.
"Baxter's North Cove facility affected by flooding and currently closed for production as the company assesses extent of the impact," the company says in a statement on its website.

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