The hospital performance report provides a quarterly ranking of Mississippi hospitals’ collection and handling of newborn screening specimens. The goal for the Mississippi Newborn Screening program is for all hospitals to have 99% acceptable specimens.
Performance results are based on the percentage of dried blood spot specimens that were unsatisfactory or unacceptable due to improper collection and/or transport.
The following birthing hospitals are recognized for achieving satisfactory ratings of 5 stars (top performing) or 4 stars (meeting expectations) for the collection of newborn screening specimens. Their hard work and continuing efforts set the standard for other birthing facilities in the state.
October 2022 - December 2022
Hospitals with 100% satisfactory (0% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- Delta Health Northwest Regional
- George County Hospital
- South Sunflower County Hospita
Hospitals with 99% satisfactory (fewer than 1% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- Kings Daughters Hospital Brookhaven
- Baptist Memorial Hospital - Union County
- Merit Health Natchez
- St. Dominic Hospital
July 2022 - September 2022
Hospitals with 100% satisfactory (0% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- Baptist Memorial Hospital
- North MS Medical Center
- South Sunflower County Hospital
Hospitals with 99% satisfactory (fewer than 1% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- Delta Health Northwest Regional
- Anderson Regional Medical Center
- Rush Foundation Hospital
April 2022 - June 2022
Hospitals with 100% satisfactory (0% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- Ocean Springs Hospital
- Singing River Hospital
- Greenwood Leflore Hospital
- Merit Health Natchez
- Delta Health Northwest Regional
- Baptist Memorial Hospital - Union County
- Bolivar Medical Center
- Ochsner Medical Center
Hospitals with 99% satisfactory (fewer than 1% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- St. Dominic Hospital
- MS Baptist Medical Center
- Forrest General Hospital
January 2022 - March 2022
Hospitals with 100% satisfactory (0% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- Bolivar Medical Center
- Delta Health Northwest Regional
- Merit Health River Region
- Merit Health Wesley
- Rush Foundation Hospital
- Singing River - Gulfport
- Southwest MS Regional Medical Center
- Wayne General Hospital
Hospitals with 99% satisfactory (fewer than 1% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- St. Dominic Hospital
- Baptist Memorial Hospital - Union County
- South Central Regional Medical Center
- Ocean Springs Hospital
- Magnolia Regional Health Center
- Merit Health River Oaks