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Patients scramble for treatments as hospitals conserve IV fluids after storms

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Yvonne Hemz was scheduled to have a cancerous tumor removed from her kidney Tuesday .

On Sunday , she got a call from the hospital, Abbott Northwestern , telling her that her surgery had been canceled.

The hospital was getting reduced shipments of intravenous fluids after Hurricane Helene damaged a Baxter International facility in North Carolina .

The federal government is working with Baxter to quickly resolve the supply issue.

B. Braun Medical temporarily closed two of its facilities in Daytona Beach , Florida , in anticipation of Hurricane Milton .

Two smaller IV fluid manufacturers in the U.S. are ICU Medical and Fresenius Kabi .

Spokespersons for each company said they’ve taken steps to increase supply.

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