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.
July 2024 - September 2024
Top Performing
Hospitals with 100% satisfactory (0% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- Merit Health Central
- Merit Health, Natchez
- Northwest MS Regional Medical Center
Meets Expectations
Hospitals with 99% satisfactory (fewer than 1% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- Ocean Springs Hospital
- Rush Foundation Hospital
- Singing River Hospital, Ocean Springs
April 2024 - June 2024
Top Performing
Hospitals with 100% satisfactory (0% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- Keesler Medical Center
- Magnolia Regional Health Center
- Merit Health, Natchez
- Northwest MS Regional Medical Center
- Ocean Springs Hospital
Meets Expectations
Hospitals with 99% satisfactory (fewer than 1% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County
- South Central Regional Medical Center
- Methodist Olive Branch Hospital
January 2024 - March 2024
Top Performing
Hospitals with 100% satisfactory (0% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- Highland Community Hospital
- Merit Health, Natchez
- Methodist Olive Branch Hospital
- South Central Regional Medical Center
Meets Expectations
Hospitals with 99% satisfactory (fewer than 1% unsatisfactory) newborn screening specimens
- Forrest General Hospital
- Rush Foundation Hospital
- Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle
- Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
- Merit Health Wesley
- Singing River Hospital, Ocean Springs
October 2023 - December 2023
Top Performing
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
Meets Expectations
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
