Hospitals in central Ohio are suffering from shortages of intravenous and dialysis fluids due to the closure of production facilities damaged by Hurricane Helen.
Mount Carmel Hospital, Nationwide Children's Hospital, OhioHealth and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, which make up the Central Ohio Hospital Council, will continue to maintain current inventories and implement preservation strategies, according to a joint news release Friday. It is said that it has started. Baxter International in North Carolina, a hospital production facility, We were forced to temporarily close our doors. Due to damage caused by Hurricane Helen.
Due to the shortage, Central Ohio Hospital has adjusted its usage to safely reduce the use of IV fluids without seriously impacting patient care, the hospital board's release states. The hospital is also in contact with other vendors and hospitals and is talking with its supply chain team to find alternative production methods.
“As this issue evolves, our hospital system will continue to work together to reduce the impact on patient care,” the council said. “If the situation worsens in the coming weeks, our system is currently preparing for other mitigation strategies. We may consider rescheduling elective surgery.”
Other IV fluid manufacturers in the U.S. are also cutting back on IV fluid shipments due to the hurricane weather. B. Brown Medical, the nation's second-largest manufacturer of intravenous fluids, has temporarily closed its Daytona Beach, Florida, facility due to Hurricane Milton. NBC News reported.
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