An IV fluid maker in Florida temporarily closed down Wednesday ahead of Hurricane Milton.

A limited supply of IV fluid, stemming from damage caused by Hurricane Helene, is forcing some hospitals across the U.S. to postpone elective surgery and other nonemergency procedures to safeguard their stock.

Catastrophic flooding from Helene struck a facility owned by the country’s largest IV fluidmanufacturer, Baxter International, in North Carolina, leading to its temporary closure and reducing shipments to hospitals.

Adding to the anxiety, B. Braun Medical, the country’s second-largest maker of IV fluids, announced Tuesday that it would temporarily close two of its facilities in Daytona Beach, Florida, in anticipation of Hurricane Milton’s making landfall.