An IV fluid plant in North Carolina was forced to close last month after Hurricane Helene's flooding.
Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains shut down for hurricane-related damage.People often plan non-emergency surgeries in the fall and early-winter months when their insurance coverage will pick up more of the bill, but they may have to wait while health systems preserve supplies for emergencies.
The impact on a patient will depend partly on how heavily a hospital or health system relies on Baxter, said Nancy Foster, a vice president of the hospital association.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved temporarily importing fluids from Baxter plants in several countries.The company has also started easing some of the limits it has placed on supplies.Baxter rival B.
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