People often plan non-emergency surgeries ... according to the American Hospital Association. It also makes fluids used by patients on home dialysis and sterile water used to clean patient surgery ...

The Minnesota Hospital Association ... a nationwide emergency over the limited supply of IV fluids. A number of IV products, including sodium chloride, dextrose and sterile water, have already ...

Soon after the hurricane passed, a truck brought it to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg where leaking water mains had interrupted the hospital’s water supply.