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North Texas hospitals conserve IV fluids amid national shortage. What does that
KERANEWS Writes:
“Hospitals across North Texas continue to conserve supplies to avoid procedure delays as a nationwide IV fluid shortage tests systems across the country.
Flooding from Hurricane Helene in late September caused the company Baxter International to close its North Carolina manufacturing plant. It’s responsible for 60% of the IV fluids used in the U.S., according to the American Hospital Association.
Stephen Love, president of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council, said the coalition of 90 North Texas hospitals has avoided canceling or delaying elective procedures through conservation efforts and alternative types of solutions and treatments.
“We’re hopeful that maybe by the middle of December or end of December, we’re going to be almost back to normal,” he said. “We’ve been able to weather the storm, if you will, in the shortage of IV by total cooperation among our clinical leaders.”
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North Texas hospitals conserve IV fluids amid national shortage. What does that mean for patients?
North Texas hospital officials say they have avoided canceling or delaying procedures after a crucial IV fluid manufacturing plant was damaged in Hurricane Helene.
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