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Meet The 1st Baby Of 2023 Born At Morristown Medical Center
On New Year's Day, at 12:31 a.m., one of Morris County's newest residents was born at Morristown Medical Center.
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — Who gets the honor of being the first Morris County baby born in the new year, 2023?
That would go to the daughter of Budd Lake residents Vinoschandrika Gnanasekaran and Sri Harsha Bokka. Their child entered the world at 12:31 a.m. on Sunday at Morristown Medical Center.
According to the hospital, the baby girl does not have a name yet. She weighed 5 lbs. 12 oz. and measured 19.5 inches long.
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For more information about maternity services at Morristown Medical Center, visit www.atlantichealth.org. For a physician referral, call 1-800-247-9580.
Morristown Medical Center was named high performing in maternity care by U.S. News & World Report in December. This is the highest honor a hospital can receive, officials said.
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For its 2022-2023 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care, U.S. News evaluated nearly 650 hospitals that provide high-quality labor and delivery services for uncomplicated pregnancies. Fewer than half of all hospitals that provide maternity care and took part in the survey were designated as high performing.
The annual evaluation is designed to assist expectant parents and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive maternity care.
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