Published on January 01, 2012

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital Welcomes Its First Baby of 2012

Baby Boy Arrives at 12:49 a.m.

Rockville, MD – Shady Grove Adventist Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2012, a boy, weighing 7lbs, 14 oz., was born at 12:49 a.m. on January 1. Both mother and baby are doing well.

The baby is among the first born in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area in 2012.

“At Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, our expert physicians and staff recognize that each birth is an intimate and special experience for a family,” said Terry Francis, Director of Perinatal Services. “We are pleased to welcome this first baby of 2012 and look forward to celebrating many more births at our hospital this year.”

To honor both the first baby boy and the first baby girl born at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in 2012, these New Year’s babies and their parents will receive special gift baskets from nurses in the Labor & Delivery and Mother/Baby Units. The baskets of baby essentials includes handmade towels, blankets, hats and booties.  

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital delivers 5,000 babies each year.  For newborns who need specialized care when they arrive, Shady Grove has a Level IIIB Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), one of the highest possible ratings attainable.  In addition, the hospital has all private Mother/Baby suites and offers the area’s only birth advisor – a professional nurse who provides free counseling and birth planning services for parents-to-be.

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital is a not-for-profit, acute care facility in Rockville, Maryland, with 336 licensed beds. Shady Grove is committed to delivering excellent health care through a ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing.  The hospital offers a broad range of health services and is recognized for excellence in emergency care; high-risk obstetrical and neonatal care; cardiac and vascular interventional care; oncology care; several surgical specialties; and a number of specialized services for children. The Shady Grove Adventist Emergency Center in Germantown provides emergency medical care to more than 35,000 residents each year. Shady Grove Adventist Hospital is part of Maryland-based Adventist HealthCare, an integrated health-care delivery system that is one of the largest employers in the state of Maryland.