The hospitals' production facility, Baxter International in North Carolina, was forced to temporarily shutter its doors because of damage from Hurricane Helene. Due to the shortage, central Ohio hospitals have adjusted their usage to safely reduce the use of IV fluids without severely impacting patient care,

Hurricane Helene has caused a critical shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids in metro Atlanta, with at least one major hospital rationing supplies after receiving less than half of its usual shipment.

Hospitals in Nebraska are closely managing supplies of IV fluids as a North Carolina plant that produces more than half of the country's supply works to reopen after being hit