Puerto Rico produces 44% of the intravenous (IV) fluid bags used in the United States. 1 On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria struck the island, causing a humanitarian crisis and widespread ...

In the midst of a US shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids, oral hydration is a low-cost, evidence-based solution hospitals can implement to treat adults with mild rehydration, write a group of ...

HOLLAND — When Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina in late September, flooding forced the closure of Baxter International's North Cove manufacturing facility and triggered what could ...

Home infusion companies, like the one Jamie Aguilar has relied on for nearly 42 years, have struggled to access IV fluids in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. A Virginia woman with a rare medical ...

Huntsville Hospital is delaying some non-emergency surgeries due to a critical shortage of IV fluids. The hospital has announced the delay, which officials stress does not cancel surgeries. The delay ...

Ensuring clinically sound, cost-effective medication therapy is a critical function of pharmacists. Yet addressing the costly and potentially dangerous process of sterile IV compounding—one of the ...

Before Intermountain Healthcare opened Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City’s Avenues neighborhoods was Intermountain’s flagship trauma center. Now LDS Hospital is a ...