Objective: Mackay Memorial Hospital and the Children's Hearing Foundation established a pilot universal newborn hearing screening program in November 1998. Our objective was to assess the feasibility, accuracy and cost effectiveness of implementing universal newborn hearing screening in Taiwan.
Method: Between November 1998 and October 2000 a total of 6765 newborns were screened for hearing loss prior to discharge from the wellborn nursery at Mackay Memorial Hospital.