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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

On Monday, Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) said over 1,000 employees came back to work last week after the North Cove facility was shut down following significant damage caused by Hurricane Helene.

Baxter’s North Carolina site to restart IV fluid production As Baxter International’s manufacturing site in Marion, N.C., recovers from Hurricane Helene-related flooding, ...

By mid-November, Baxter expects its North Cove facility in Marion, N.C., to reach about 50% of the site’s total production prior to Hurricane Helene-related flooding, according to a Nov. 7 update.

Flooding triggered by Hurricane Helene hit a Baxter International plant in North Cove, North Carolina, that makes much of the country's supply of sterile intravenous, or IV, fluids.

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 ...