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Nemaha Valley Community Hospital Earns Gold Award!

In partnership with the Kansas Hospital Association and the Kansas Midwives Alliance, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is pleased to present the fifth annual recognition program for those that provide newborn screening services in Kansas. The fifth annual awards were released this Spring by KDHE’s Kansas Newborn Screening Program (KS-NBS), honoring birthing facilities, midwives, and screening facilities for their dedication to higher newborn screening standards in 2023.

Nemaha Valley Community Hospital is excited to announce that they earned the Gold Award for the KDHE’s Kansas Newborn Screening Program. Eighteen facilities earned a “Gold Award” designation, and an additional 29 facilities earned the “Silver Award” designation.

“Our staff works as a team to provide the best possible care for our moms and babies,” said Dana Deters, RN, BSN & OB Supervisor. “There are so many parts to this award, from nursing and lab performing the screenings, to medical records submitting the results. We are blessed to have such a wonderful team in our community caring for our families.”

The Kansas Newborn Screening Program screens babies for rare and serious conditions at no charge to families since 1965, starting with screening newborns for phenylketonuria (PKU). While most babies are born healthy, some babies are born with serious medical conditions that may not be visible at birth. Left untreated, these conditions can cause permanent disability or death. Babies identified with rare conditions can achieve better outcomes through early identification and intervention.