Local hospitals cut IV fluid usage in half amid nationwide shortage, find new ways to treat patients ...Middle East

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The nationwide shortage of IV fluids has led to significant changes in how local hospitals treat patients. Both UR Medicine and Rochester Regional have successfully reduced their IV fluid usage by half. The shortage began when Hurricane Helene damaged the largest IV fluid manufacturing plant in the country. Hospitals, unable to stockpile these fluids due to their bulky nature, had to quickly adapt. “Fluids are big, bulky, and heavy, so you would need large warehouses,” explained Curt Haas, Chief Pharmacy Officer at URMC. “It’s a commodity that’s critically important that is managed just in time in most healthcare situations.” The shortage is expected to continue until at l

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