Storytelling: Deadly Delays: p_fps_kwgmj_deadlydelay02

Samples are processed at a central laboratory in each state. Of critical importance is that the screening samples arrive at the labs in a timely manner. Nearly three-quarters of the states require hospitals to deliver samples to a lab via overnight or courier services, but some use the U.S. Postal Service's regular mail. Karen Kennedy-Parker, supervisor of the newborn screening lab reviews hemoglobin screening gels for abnormal results. The Wisconsin lab processed over 60,000 screens in 2012.

Samples are processed at a central laboratory in each state. Of critical importance is that the screening samples arrive at the labs in a timely manner. Nearly three-quarters of the states require hospitals to deliver samples to a lab via overnight or courier services, but some use the U.S. Postal Service's regular mail. Karen Kennedy-Parker, supervisor of the newborn screening lab reviews hemoglobin screening gels for abnormal results. The Wisconsin lab processed over 60,000 screens in 2012.