Health Minister Sharon Blady has announced Manitoba continues to expand newborn hearing screening to create a universal program. She says teams are in development in every regional health authority including at the Flin Flon General Hospital and St. Anthony’s General Hospital in The Pas.  A screening program already exists at Thompson General Hospital.

Blady says quick diagnosis and treatment of children with hearing loss can be key in helping them develop cognitive, speech processing and learning skills, adding the biggest gains are made if hearing loss is detected and diagnosed before a baby is three month old.