AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack Oct. 7 sent a letter to President Biden urging the Administration to take immediate actions to increase the supply of IV solutions for hospitals and other health care providers that are struggling with shortages following the closure of a Baxter manufacturing plant as a result of Hurricane Helene.  
 
鈥淥ur members are already reporting substantial shortages of these lifesaving and life-supporting products,鈥 Pollack wrote. 鈥淧atients across America are already feeling this impact, which will only deepen in the coming days and weeks unless much more is done to alleviate the situation and minimize the impact on patient care.鈥  
 
The letter includes a number of specific actions the AHA is asking the Administration to take to support hospitals鈥 ability to care for patients and communities. In addition, the AHA invited the White House and agency experts to join the association in a forum to communicate directly with hospitals and health systems to 鈥渋nform each other in real time on the status of the situation while we work together to mitigate the impact on patients.鈥 

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