Hospital performance reports provide 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 2023 - December 2023
Hospitals with 100% satisfactory (0% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- Baptist Memorial Hospital, Union County
- Delta Health Northwest Regional
- George County Hospital
- Highland Community Hospital
- Keesler Medical Center
- Kings Daughter Hospital, Brookhaven
- Ocean Springs Hospital
- South Sunflower County Hospital
Hospitals with 99% satisfactory (fewer than 1% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- Forrest General Hospital
- South Central Regional Medical Center
- Methodist Olive Branch Hospital
- Merit Health Wesley
- Singing River Hospital
January 2023 - March 2023
Hospitals with 100% satisfactory (0% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- George County Hospital
- South Central Regional Medical Center
- South Sunflower County Hospital
Hospitals with 99% satisfactory (fewer than 1% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- Merit Health Wesley
- Kings Daughters Hospital Brookhaven
- Singing River Hospital
- St. Dominic Hospital
- Southwest MS Regional Medical Center
- Forrest General Hospital
- Baptist Memorial Hospital - Union County
- Anderson Regional Medical Center
October 2022 - December 2022
Hospitals with 100% satisfactory (0% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- Delta Health Northwest Regional
- George County Hospital
- South Sunflower County Hospital
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