Staff Contact: Keri Barclay
Damage from Hurricane Helene has temporarily closed the Baxter Manufacturing plant in North Grove, N.C. The company has implemented an allocation system, and health care facilities are encouraged to begin immediate conservation measures. Baxter will provide up-to-date information through this dedicated website, and ECRI has created a Supply Guide providing functional equivalences to support entities working through current shortages. The dockworker strike at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts has been suspended, alleviating some complexities related to supply chain logistics. MHA is continuing to monitor and recently developed an SBAR resource available online. Hospitals should report current and ongoing pharmaceutical and supply chain shortages to MHA using the Supply Chain Shortage Reporting tool.