Hospitals worry of IV shortage after Helene shuts down key North Carolina facility Baxter International, a key distributor of IV resources, closed a North Carolina facility due to Helene.

Baxter is working to restore its North Cove manufacturing facility in Marion, North Carolina, after flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. Retrieved from Aerial Lens on October 08, 2024 ...

Baxter first notified the public on Sept. 29 about the closure of its North Cove facility in Marion, North Carolina, which manufactures dialysis solutions and IV fluids.

Baxter International's western North Carolina manufacturing plant has been closed for weeks since Helene battered the mountains. The Marion-based plant supplies 60% of the nation's IV bags, which ...

Baxter International is headquartered at 1 Baxter Parkway in Deerfield. The company said it has set a goal of restarting production at the North Cove facility in phases, hoping to return to full ...

The Baxter International plant in Marion, North Carolina supplies a majority of US hospitals with IV bags. However, with the plant down hospitals are rationing IVs.

UPDATED: Thursday, Nov. 21, 4 p.m. ET. Baxter International this week released the first product – 1-liter IV solutions – manufactured post-hurricane at its North Cove, North Carolina facility.

Baxter's facility produces about 60% of U.S. IV fluids and peritoneal dialysis solutions. Fresenius Kabi's new facility in Wilson, NC, will take months to increase IV production. Get our list of ...

Baxter said Thursday the company does not yet have a timeline for when its North Carolina facility damaged by Hurricane Helene will be operational. The manufacturing plant was “significantly ...