October 10, 2024- B. Braun Medical provided the following update this week to Repertoire Magazine and The Journal of Healthcare Contracting regarding IV solutions manufacturing as of Thursday afternoon, October 10:
Our Daytona Beach IV solutions manufacturing site and distribution center were not seriously impacted by Hurricane Milton and will resume operations as planned on Friday morning, October 11. We understand from discussions with employees that there have been no reported injuries, but many are still without power. We are especially thankful to the employees who remained at the site to provide updates throughout the storm.
To safeguard the supply of finished products, we worked closely with the federal government, specifically the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), to leverage their resources which allowed us to move more than 60 truckloads of IV solutions inventory from our Daytona Beach distribution center to a secure, temperature-controlled facility, north of Florida. The product will now be returned to our distribution site.
We are in daily contact with officials from ASPR, the Drug Shortage staff at CDER (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research) and the Department of Health and Human Services to address this issue and help alleviate any impact on patient care.
Previous B. Braun Statement:
We continue to monitor the path of Hurricane Milton as it moves towards Florida. In anticipation of the storm, our Daytona Beach IV solutions manufacturing plant will close on Wednesday, October 9, at 6:00 AM. Our Daytona Beach distribution center will close at 4:30 AM on Wednesday, October 9. We plan to resume operations at both sites on Friday, October 11, at 8:00 AM. We are focused on protecting our people and mitigating the impact of the storm on our IV solutions supply. To safeguard the supply of finished products, we are working closely with the federal government, specifically the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), to leverage their resources which will allow us to move inventory from our Daytona Beach distribution center to a secure, temperature-controlled facility, north of Florida. Once the storm passes, the product will return to the distribution center.
The Daytona Beach facility is a key part of our plan to help address the shutdown of Baxter’s IV solutions manufacturing facility in North Carolina. In partnership with ASPR, we are taking immediate steps to increase production of critical IV fluids at our plant in Irvine, CA, and will resume this plan at Daytona Beach following Hurricane Milton’s departure. B. Braun supports the recommendations of the American Hospital Association, ASHP and other organizations in encouraging healthcare providers across the country to conserve their use of IV products. We are committed to doing everything we can to help ensure that patients have access to the IV therapies they need.