On this week’s audio update, ASCA CEO Bill Prentice discusses the current shortage of IV fluids affecting healthcare providers across the country, including surgery centers. Bill discusses the recovery efforts being undertaken to restore manufacturing capacity at Baxter’s North Carolina manufacturing facility that was badly damaged during Hurricane Helene. He also details the steps the federal government is taking to address the shortage, including allowing the importation of IV solutions from foreign manufacturers, as well as ASCA’s efforts to press for more federal relief and keep members of the ASC community informed through postings on the ASCA website.