Vermont hospitals face IV fluid shortage

Bags of IV fluid are stored at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. The bags’ manufacturer, Baxter, was affected by hurricane damage last fall in Puerto Rico, causing a nationwide shortage of IV fluid. Photo by Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro ReformerMore than three months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, Vermont hospitals are still feeling the effects.
That’s because the storm and the delays in recovery have severely hampered a key manufacturer of intravenous fluid bags, creati