Iowa hospitals impacted by IV shortage
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(ABC 6 News) — In Iowa, two hospitals are seeing the impacts of the IV shortage following Hurricane Helene.
University of Iowa Healthcare says conservation protocols are currently active, but patient care operations remain uninterrupted. It’s a similar story at UnityPoint Health.
As for Mercy Medical Center, it uses a different IV manufacturer saying it has not been affected by the nationwide shortage.