UR Medicine hospitals, including Strong Memorial Hospital and Highland Hospital in Rochester, on Oct. 16 paused indefinitely some elective and semi-elective surgical procedures due to a shortage of IV ...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Crystal Marvin was supposed to be having surgery Wednesday morning. That all changed when UR Medicine announced Tuesday that some elective and semi-elective surgeries have to ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The nationwide shortage of IV fluids has led to significant changes in how hospitals treat patients. Both, UR Medicine and Rochester Regional have successfully cut their IV fluid ...

It’s been about three months since Hurricane Helene pummeled the mountains of North Carolina, but its effects are still being felt well beyond the storm’s path. After the hurricane flooded a ...

Hurricane Helene’s flood-related damage to a key medical supply production facility last week in Marion, North Carolina, has serious potential to affect patient care nationally because it manufactures ...

Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say they are changing how they think about IV ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Hospitals across the nation are facing shortages of IV fluids after Storm Helene disrupted a major medical fluid manufacturer. The storm stopped production for Baxter International, ...