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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Julia Musto

Hospitals across US reporting IV shortages after Hurricane Helene led to plant shutdown in NC

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Hospitals around the country are canceling and postponing elective surgeries amid a nationwide shortage of IV fluid thanks to plant closures caused by Hurricane Helene.

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