With one major medical supplier's production hubs closed, hospitals say they are rationing IV fluid bags and employing other conservation measures.

Baxter International said it would temporarily close production at its North Cove, North Carolina-based facility, raising concerns about a potential nationwide shortage.

There isn’t cause for panic yet, but concern is warranted. That’s the message so far from Massachusetts hospital systems confronted with potential intravenous fluid supply shortages brought on by Hurricane Helene impacts to western North Carolina.