The nation has been experiencing a severe shortage of IV solutions in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which have battered North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida.
The shortage has brought about its own crisis, with hospitals being forced to ration their IV supply to help as many patients as possible.
An IV factory that was shut down because of the storm has reportedly reopened and is resuming its operations.
The factory’s manufacturing plant and distribution center resumed normal operations at 8 a.m. Friday, the company said in an email to The Hill.
B. Braun Medical’s manufacturing and distribution center in Daytona Beach was not seriously impacted by Hurricane Milton, according to a spokesperson Alli Longenhagen.
Before the storm hit, the company moved more than 60 truckloads with more than 1.5 million bags of IV solution to northern areas of Florida with help…
