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| Texas Certifies HNMC As One Of Best To Screen Newborn Babies For Hearing Loss |
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Houston Northwest Medical Center
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Texas hospitals across the state screen newborns for hearing loss as part of a statewide public health initiative that is preventing many infants from suffering developmental delays associated with undetected hearing loss. Houston Northwest Medical Center has been recognized by the State of Texas as one of the best in the state for screening newborn babies for hearing loss.
“Houston Northwest Medical Center earned top marks with its recent certification as a ‘Distinguished Newborn Hearing Screening Program,’ the agency’s highest rating possible for a birthing hospital in Texas,” said Drew Kahn, FACHE, chief executive officer.
The goal of the program is to ensure that newborns who have hearing loss quickly get into services to develop their speech, language and learning. “We’re proud to offer this service to the families in our community,” added Kahn.
Houston Northwest Medical Center earned this recognition by ensuring families and their newborns receive top-quality services during their hospital birth admission. The Texas Department of State Health Services monitors hospital-based hearing screening programs to ensure specific quality benchmarks are met. To be certified, hospitals must screen newborns for hearing loss, refer those who need follow-up testing to audiologists, and inform parents and family doctors of hearing screening results. Certified hospitals have demonstrated a commitment to ensuring that those babies born with hearing loss are detected early and channeled to the best resources to get medical and educational attention.
The Texas newborn hearing screening program is one of the largest of its kind in the country. Nearly 400,000 babies in Texas are screened annually because of this program.
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, two babies with hearing loss are born each day in Texas.
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