Mobile IV Therapy in Boston

Mobile IV therapy at IV League is your in-clinic drip price + $100 for the concierge visit. Group bookings (bachelor/bachelorette parties, corporate events) have flat per-person pricing — ask for a quote.

Same-day service is available across Greater Boston, subject to nurse availability. Most bookings are dispatched within 60–90 minutes during operating hours.

All of Greater Boston — hotels, homes, offices, corporate events, wedding suites, film sets. Downtown Boston, Back Bay, Cambridge, Brookline, Somerville, Seaport, and surrounding neighborhoods.

Yes. Every mobile visit is staffed by a licensed registered nurse using the same pharmaceutical-grade formulas and single-use, sterile supplies as our clinic. Our nurses carry medical-grade equipment and monitor you for the full infusion.

Yes — group mobile IV is one of our specialties. We regularly serve bachelor/bachelorette parties, corporate wellness days, wedding parties, and pre-race team sessions. Book 48 hours in advance for groups.

Boston-area hotels are almost universally fine with medical IV visits. Our nurses are professional, discreet, and dressed for a hotel setting. Let us know your hotel and we handle communication.

Lactated Ringer's (LR) is a sterile, balanced crystalloid IV fluid that contains sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium, and sodium lactate in concentrations close to your own blood plasma. It's the same fluid used in hospitals and emergency departments. We use Lactated Ringer's as the base fluid in our IV drips because the added electrolytes and lactate buffer replace what you actually lose through sweat, illness, vomiting, or alcohol — not just water and salt.

Normal saline is 0.9% sodium chloride in water — sodium and chloride only. Lactated Ringer's adds potassium and calcium and includes lactate, which the liver converts to bicarbonate to help buffer acidity. Because its chloride level is closer to plasma, LR is generally considered gentler for larger-volume rehydration. Both are sterile, pharmaceutical-grade fluids; we chose LR as the standard base for our drips.

Clinically, Lactated Ringer's is used whenever fluid and electrolyte losses need to be replaced together — dehydration, hangover and GI-related fluid loss, heat and endurance exertion, illness with fever or vomiting, and post-procedure recovery. In our clinics it's the base for hydration and vitamin drips, and your nurse selects the volume and any add-ins for your visit under our Medical Director's standing protocols.

A licensed registered nurse reviews your intake and vitals, confirms there are no contraindications, then places a small IV catheter — usually in the forearm or hand — using single-use sterile supplies and aseptic technique. The Lactated Ringer's bag is spiked with a fresh IV set, primed, and infused by gravity at a nurse-set rate, typically 30–60 minutes for a liter. Any vitamins, minerals, or medications ordered under protocol are added to the bag or given as a slow IV push. Your nurse stays with you and monitors you throughout, then removes the catheter and applies a dressing at the end.

No — the volume is a clinical decision. Most standard drips are 1 liter, but your nurse may run a smaller volume or a slower rate based on your size, vitals, medical history, and how you're tolerating the infusion. If anything changes during your visit, the nurse can slow or stop the infusion at any time.

Lactated Ringer's may not be appropriate if you have significant kidney or liver disease, congestive heart failure, high potassium or calcium levels, or if you take medications that affect electrolyte balance. It's also not compatible with certain drugs in the same line. That's why every visit begins with a nurse-led intake and screening — if LR isn't right for you, we'll say so and refer you to your physician rather than proceed.

No. IV therapy, including Lactated Ringer's, must be administered by a licensed healthcare professional in a clinical setting. At IV League Hydration, every infusion is started and monitored by a registered nurse under protocols directed by our Medical Director. This information is clinician-reviewed for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Do not attempt IV therapy at home.