Officials at the Alaska Department of Health are alerting emergency medical services of a possible IV fluids shortage after Hurricane Helene damaged a factory that produces roughly 60% of the liquid used in IVs.

Baxter, the U.S.’s largest maker of intravenous fluids, is slashing shipments to hospitals after the storm took down one of its manufacturing plants in North Carolina.

A Mass General Brigham incident Management Team is monitoring this very dynamic situation and will respond with appropriate measures as this unfolds.” Baxter International Inc., which manufactures 60 percent of the country’s IV solutions and produces 1.

Doctors at Mass. General Brigham warned that the critical fluids could be in short supply after a manufacturer in the Carolinas stopped production in the wake of the storm.

Mass General Brigham is rationing its use of intravenous fluids as its main supplier’s North Carolina facility remains closed due to damage from Hurricane Helene.

Minnesota hospitals are preparing for a possible IV fluid shortage after Hurricane Helene force medical supply manufacturer, Baxter International, to close. FOX 9's Mike Manzoni has the latest.

Baxter International, the country's biggest supplier of intravenous and peritoneal dialysis solutions, shut down earlier this week.