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The Private Sector

Don P. Wilson, MD; James G. Coldwell, MD

Am J Dis Child. 1985;139(7):662-663.

Abstract
• Newborn hypothyroid screening in four private hospitals was prospectively evaluated and compared with a state screening program. During 1982 the hospitals screened a total of 10,786 infants compared with 47,525 by the state. Eight cases of primary hypothyroidism were confirmed by the state, for an incidence of one In 5,941. No cases were detected by the hospital programs. The cost for all infants screened In the private hospitals was 51.5 times more than the total cost of the state program, yet the state screened 4.4 times more infants.

(AJDC 1985;139:662-663)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center (Dr Coldwell), and the H. Allen Chapman Institute of Medical Genetics (Dr Wilson), Tulsa, Okla.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Pediatric Endocrinology, Children's Medical Center, 5300 E Skelly Dr, Tulsa, OK 74153 (Dr Wilson).

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