The first baby of the New Year is always a special event at Jamaica Hospital and Flushing Hospital Medical Centers. Special thanks to the staff who assisted with these deliveries.
These are our first babies of the New Year:
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Baby Boy: Abdiel Elias Espinoza
Weight: 6 lbs 01 oz
Length: 18.5 inches
Time: 10:14 AM on 1/1/2024
Mother: Rosinel Espinoza Rivero
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Baby Boy: Novoa Arevelo
Weight: 6 lbs 1.4 oz
Length: 18 inches
Time: 12:08 AM on 1/1/2024
Mother: Merlin Novoa Arevelo
In addition to Baby Novoa being the first baby born at Flushing Hospital, he was also one of the first babies born in New York City on New Year’s Day.
Congratulations to the families. We wish them a lifetime of happiness.