A suspension tether suspends intravenous medical tubing that extends between a patient and an IV stand, which supports an IV solution source. The suspension tether includes an elongate elastic body member connectable at one end to a hook of the IV stand and connected at the other end to the IV tube(s). The suspension tether facilitates patient mobility by allowing the patient to move about a space relative to the IV stand to a distance near the full length of the IV tubing with lessened risk of pulling the tubing tight, disengaging the IV line, harming the patient, or damaging equipment. More importantly, the suspension tether suspends the IV tubing off the floor, away from the patient's feet and legs and the stand's wheels, so that the patient may roll the IV stand along his/her side while walking around without risk of entanglement of the IV tube or tripping on the IV tube.
