10-06-2024, 04:09 AM
This post was last modified 10-06-2024, 04:10 AM by Maxmars.
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It seems our supply of IV supplies, vital to everything from "intravenous rehydration" and "drug delivery" to "peritoneal dialysis," is now in jeopardy because the one plant that produced 60% of our supply (again, for the entire nation) is no longer in operation.
Brace yourselves for increased hospital costs... (surprise)
From ArsTechnica: Helene ravaged the NC plant that makes 60% of the country’s IV fluid supply
Hurricane Helene's catastrophic damage and flooding to the Southeastern states may affect the country's medical supply chain.
Hospitals nationwide are bracing for a possible shortage of essential intravenous fluids after the cataclysmic storm inundated a vital manufacturing plant in North Carolina.
The plant is Baxter International's North Cove manufacturing facility in Marion, which is about 35 miles northeast of Asheville. Helene unleashed unprecedented amounts of rain throughout the western part of the state, killing dozens and ravaging numerous communities, homes, and other structures, including the plant.
The North Cove plant produces 60 percent of the country's supply of IV solutions, typically producing 1.5 million bags per day, according to the American Hospital Association. The dozens of sterile solutions Baxter makes at the facility are used for everything from intravenous rehydration and drug delivery to peritoneal dialysis used to treat kidney failure.
There is still no word on when the plant will resume its operations... but I suppose that is to be expected... since FEMA somehow has no money.
Brace yourselves for increased hospital costs... (surprise)
From ArsTechnica: Helene ravaged the NC plant that makes 60% of the country’s IV fluid supply
Hurricane Helene's catastrophic damage and flooding to the Southeastern states may affect the country's medical supply chain.
Hospitals nationwide are bracing for a possible shortage of essential intravenous fluids after the cataclysmic storm inundated a vital manufacturing plant in North Carolina.
The plant is Baxter International's North Cove manufacturing facility in Marion, which is about 35 miles northeast of Asheville. Helene unleashed unprecedented amounts of rain throughout the western part of the state, killing dozens and ravaging numerous communities, homes, and other structures, including the plant.
The North Cove plant produces 60 percent of the country's supply of IV solutions, typically producing 1.5 million bags per day, according to the American Hospital Association. The dozens of sterile solutions Baxter makes at the facility are used for everything from intravenous rehydration and drug delivery to peritoneal dialysis used to treat kidney failure.
There is still no word on when the plant will resume its operations... but I suppose that is to be expected... since FEMA somehow has no money.
