Helene ravaged the NC plant that makes 60% of the country’s IV fluid supply
by Beth Mole from Ars Technica - All content on (#6R82F)
Hurricane Helene's catastrophic damage and flooding to the Southeastern states may affect the country's medical supply chain.
Hospitals nationwide are bracing for a possible shortage of essential intravenous fluids after the cataclysmic storm inundated a vital manufacturing plant in North Carolina.
The plant is Baxter International's North Cove manufacturing facility in Marion, which is about 35 miles northeast of Asheville. Helene unleashed unprecedented amounts of rain throughout the western part of the state, killing dozens and ravaging numerous communities, homes, and other structures, including the plant.