U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is calling on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to utilize all available resources to tackle the national shortage of intravenous (IV) solutions.
This crisis follows the shutdown of Baxter International’s (NYSE:BAX) largest IV solutions manufacturing facility due to flooding from Hurricane Helene.
With Hurricane Milton looming, Senator Klobuchar warns that another facility in Daytona Beach, Florida, may also be at risk, worsening the current situation.
The Baxter facility is responsible for manufacturing approximately 60% of IV fluids and peritoneal dialysis solutions available to health care providers in the U.S.
Senator Klobuchar expressed deep concern over the ...
