Hurricane devastation in Puerto Rico, along with tragedies like the mass shooting in Las Vegas and California鈥檚 wildfires may be affecting healthcare in northeast Ohio.
Supplies of IV fluids, the bags they鈥檙e hung in and related gear are dwindling in some area hospitals. Catastrophic events of late have increased the demand for the products at the same timethat make them in Puerto Rico are struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria.
Sarrah Hein is Pharmacy Manager for . She says there is no actual shortage yet, but it鈥檚 time for caution. 鈥淭he Mahoning campus and the Akron campus have worked together to form a committee to conserve IV fluids as much as possible and look at different ways of administering our medications to stretch our supply.鈥�
with three hospitals in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties is also taking precautions.
