Each day, hundreds of thousands of polyvinyl chloride IV bags head to the landfill from hospitals and health facilities around the nation. For the first time, someone's trying to divert them into the ...

The production of critical medical supplies used by hospitals nationwide is at risk due to the impact of Hurricane Helene on a North Carolina manufacturing facility. The Baxter North Cove facility in ...

Hospitals are urging the White House to help shore up supplies of IV bags after a North Carolina factory closed because of flood damage wrought by Hurricane Helene. Several hospitals have implemented ...

Pilot phase successfully demonstrated proof of concept, with more than six tons of plastic IV bag waste diverted from landfill from Northwestern Memorial Hospital Baxter now expanding pilot to support ...

When Hurricane Helene slammed into western North Carolina one year ago, it didn't just flood a medical manufacturing plant — it created a national health care crisis. The Baxter International facility ...

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 ...

Medical products maker Baxter International Inc. and Northwestern Medicine recycled more than 6 tons of intravenous bags during a recent pilot project in Chicago. The Deerfield, Ill.-based company ...