TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in partnership with the Kansas Hospital Association and the Kansas Midwives Alliance, presented the third annual recognition program for hospitals, facilities and midwives who provide newborn screening services on Friday.
The third annual awards were released by KDHE’s Kansas Newborn Screening Program (KS-NBS), honoring 136 birthing facilities and midwives for their dedication to higher newborn screening standards in 2021.
Top recognitions went to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, and Neosho Memorial Hospital, who were awarded recognition as the “All Around Best of the Best.”
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center received the award for its proficiency in CCHD Screening | Hearing Screening | Metabolic & Genetic Screening and Honorable Mention for Collection Age, Transit Time, and Unsatisfactory Rate.
14 additional facilities earned a “Best of the Best” designation for either point-of-care screenings (hearing and critical congenital heart defects) or metabolic and genetic screenings.
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