Minnesota hospitals scramble to conserve IV fluids amid nationwide shortage

MINNESOTA, USA – Some Minnesota healthcare providers began contacting patients on Monday, notifying them that their elective and non-emergency surgeries have been canceled or postponed. The reason? Storm damage from Hurricane Helene took our nation’s largest producer of IV fluids offline last week. Baxter International, which produces 60% of…

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