"IV drip bar" is the name most people use for a storefront that gives IV infusions: you go in, sit in a chair, and the drip runs there. A mobile IV visit reverses the location: a licensed nurse comes to your home, hotel or rental. We run a mobile practice, not a storefront, so this page describes the difference in structure. It does not rank anyone.
What is the same
The drip. Every drip on our menu starts with about a liter of sterile IV fluid and electrolytes, with vitamins, minerals, amino acids or medication added on top, and most bags run about an hour once the line is placed. Wherever the chair is, the same questions decide whether a visit is safe:
- Who is placing the line, and what license do they hold? You can check a Tennessee license on the Tennessee Department of Health's license verification site.
- Who performs the clinical exam, and when does it happen?
- Will someone stay for the whole infusion?
- Are supplies sterile, and where is the drip prepared?
- What would make you decline to treat me, and what happens to my money then?
What is different on a mobile visit, and how ours works
- Where you are. At a storefront you travel to the chair; on a mobile visit the nurse travels to you, and you stay on your own couch, in your hotel room or in your rental.
- How you book with us. When a time is open, you choose it, pay online and receive a booking receipt without a request form or callback to arrange the time. Clinical eligibility is reviewed before treatment. The earliest time you can book is 90 minutes out.
- Who examines you, at A&M IV Co. Every visit includes a Good Faith Exam with a Nurse Practitioner: on-site when she administers your IV, or by brief video check-in beforehand when a Registered Nurse does. It is a screen before treatment, not a diagnosis.
- What it costs to have it come to you. Travel is included across most of our service area. If your address is farther out, the exact amount is shown before you pay.
- Groups. One nurse treats a group at one address, starting IVs about 15 minutes apart, so a party of 4 is on site about 2 hours and a party of 6 about 2 and a half, longer if anyone picks NAD+.
If you would rather be out of the house, or you are already near a storefront, going in may be simpler, and nothing on this page says otherwise.
When an IV is not the answer at all
Chest pain, trouble breathing, confusion, fainting, a stiff neck, a fever that will not come down, blood in vomit or stool, or severe abdominal pain all mean seek emergency care first. That is true in a chair on a storefront floor and on your couch. An IV is elective wellness care and we are not a substitute for emergency care. If you are not sure which door you need, mobile IV, urgent care, or the ER is the page for that, or call (615) 592-6529 before you book.
Read this before you book if any of these apply
- Anyone 17 or younger. No exceptions, and a parent's consent does not change it.
- Pregnancy. Possible, but your obstetric provider signs off on elective IV hydration before the visit, so tell us before you book.
- Heart failure, significant heart or valve disease, kidney disease or dialysis. A bag of fluid is a real volume load and the right answer may be less, or none. Tell us before you book.
- Anyone 60 or older. IV fluid volume is capped at one liter every two weeks with no extra-fluid add-ons, so mention your age range when you book.
- Anyone taking a water pill, lithium, an ACE inhibitor or ARB, metformin, an SGLT2 medication or a blood thinner. All of these change what is safe when you are dehydrated. Bring the list.
- Anyone on chemotherapy, steroids or medication that suppresses the immune system. Any fever needs urgent medical review, not a drip.
How a visit works
You book a time and a licensed nurse comes to your home, hotel or rental. Every visit includes a Good Faith Exam with a Nurse Practitioner: on-site when she administers your IV, or by brief video check-in beforehand when a Registered Nurse does. It is a screen before treatment, not a diagnosis. Most drip bags run about an hour once the line is placed; NAD+ runs 2 to 4 hours. Drips start at $139 for the Hydration Drip, a liter of fluids and electrolytes and nothing else. Travel is included across most of our service area. If your address is farther out, the exact amount is shown before you pay. How it works walks through each step, and which IV drip should you get walks the menu.
A&M IV Co. is a Nurse Practitioner-owned mobile IV practice based in Brentwood, serving Nashville and Middle Tennessee.