A portable intravenous stand comprising: a base member including a plurality of segments , wherein the plurality of segments further include a first segment having a first end and a second end; a second segment having a first end and a second end wherein the first end of the second segment is operatively connected to the first end of the first segment forming a first junction lying within a first plane; an outrigger member having a first end and a second end wherein the outrigger member first end is operatively attached to the first junction such that the first junction is elevated above the outrigger member ; a first rotating member operatively attached proximate the second end of the first segment ; a second rotating member operatively attached proximate the second end of the second segment ; a third rotating member operatively attached proximate the second end of the outrigger member wherein the first, second and third rotating members are within a second plane parallel to and lower than the first plane, whereby the portable intravenous stand comprises a circle lying within the second plane, wherein the first, second and third rotating members essentially lie upon a circumference of the circle, and a support integral to the base member and capable of maintaining a pole member substantially perpendicular to the first plane, wherein the elevated junction facilitates the passage of the outrigger member of another similarly configured portable intravenous stand under the junction and positioning of the stands in close proximity. a base member including a plurality of segments , wherein the plurality of segments further include a first segment having a first end and a second end; a second segment having a first end and a second end wherein the first end of the second segment is operatively connected to the first end of the first segment forming a first junction lying within a first plane; a first segment having a first end and a second end; a second segment having a first end and a second end wherein the first end of the second segment is operatively connected to the first end of the first segment forming a first junction lying within a first plane; an outrigger member having a first end and a second end wherein the outrigger member first end is operatively attached to the first junction such that the first junction is elevated above the outrigger member ; a first rotating member operatively attached proximate the second end of the first segment ; a second rotating member operatively attached proximate the second end of the second segment ; a third rotating member operatively attached proximate the second end of the outrigger member wherein the first, second and third rotating members are within a second plane parallel to and lower than the first plane, whereby the portable intravenous stand comprises a circle lying within the second plane, wherein the first, second and third rotating members essentially lie upon a circumference of the circle, and a support integral to the base member and capable of maintaining a pole member substantially perpendicular to the first plane, wherein the elevated junction facilitates the passage of the outrigger member of another similarly configured portable intravenous stand under the junction and positioning of the stands in close proximity. a circle lying within the second plane, wherein the first, second and third rotating members essentially lie upon a circumference of the circle, and a support integral to the base member and capable of maintaining a pole member substantially perpendicular to the first plane, wherein the elevated junction facilitates the passage of the outrigger member of another similarly configured portable intravenous stand under the junction and positioning of the stands in close proximity. <EOS>