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NYM Welcomes New Year's Baby on January 1, 2012
January 1, 2012 (BROOKLYN, NY) – Richard and Myra Moran received the best gift they could ask for at the start of the New Year: the birth of their first child.
The couple welcomed their New Year’s baby, named Richard Michael, on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 7:42 a.m. The baby boy was one of New York Methodist Hospital’s first babies of 2012.
Baby Richard weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 18.75 inches in length. He and his parents reside in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
“We never expected to have a New Year’s baby,” said mother, Myra Moran. “This was such a wonderful surprise and a great way to begin 2012.” This is the first child for Mr. and Mrs. Moran.
New York Methodist has long been known as “The Baby Hospital” because of its large number of deliveries. In 2011, there were over 5,000 births.
Above: Myra Moran with baby Richard Moran at NYM.
About New York Methodist Hospital
New York Methodist Hospital (NYM), a voluntary, acute-care teaching facility located in Brooklyn’s Park Slope, houses 651 inpatient beds (including bassinets) and provides services to almost 38,000 inpatients each year. An additional 300,000 outpatient visits and services are logged annually. The Hospital, founded in 1881, has undergone extensive renovation and modernization over the years. NYM offers Institutes in the following areas: Advanced and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Asthma and Lung Disease; Cancer Care; Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery; Digestive and Liver Disorders; Diabetes and Other Endocrine Disorders; Vascular Medicine and Surgery; Family Care; Neurosciences; Orthopedic Medicine and Surgery and Women’s Health. New York Methodist Hospital is affiliated with the Weill Cornell Medical College and is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System.
