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Nationwide IV fluid shortage changing how hospitals manage patient hydration

Many U.S. hospitals are conserving critical intravenous fluids to cope with a supply shortage caused by Hurricane Helene. They're changing... Nationwide IV fluid shortage changing how hospitals manage ...
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IV Fluids for Dehydration: How Solutions Rehydrate You

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NPR

Manufacturers and feds work to stabilize supply of IV fluids for hospitals

Hurricane season continues to strain the national supply of intravenous fluids to hospitals and dialysis centers around the country. Flooding from Hurricane Helene in late September shut down one of ...
WMUR

NH hospitals, ambulance services discuss strategies to deal with IV fluid shortage

CARE PROVIDERS SAY IT’S A DIFFERENT SITUATION. IN A STATEMENT SENT TO NEWS NINE, A MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE FROM MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM SAYS IN PART THEY, QUOTE, MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO DEFER SOME ...
Modern Healthcare

IV fluid shortage has hospitals rethinking patient hydration

Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say they are changing how they think about IV ...
The Columbian

Nationwide IV fluid shortage could change how hospitals manage patient hydration

A nurse places a patient's chemotherapy medication on an intravenous stand at a hospital in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous ...