CarolinaEast Health System is currently facing the effects of storm damage to a Baxter International plant in western North Carolina, which produces critical hospital supplies.
As Baxter begins recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene, the company can only provide about 40% of CarolinaEast’s usual allocation of IV fluid, according to Michael Davis, CarolinaEast chief medical officer and vice president of medical affairs.
The health system announced that beginning Oct. 11, select elective procedures will be postponed to conserve fluids…