As manufacturers of IV fluids work with government entities to restore supply to the levels attained before two back-to-back hurricanes knocked out 85% of manufacturing capacity in the United States, hospitals are postponing and canceling surgeries. And medical professionals are asking, not for the first or even for the second time, why industry and government alike have failed to address critical and preventable deficiencies in the supply chain.
Hurricane Helene made landfall on Sept. 26,