January 04, 2022 – Harlan ARH Hospital welcomed its first baby of the new year born on January 3, 2023.
At 11:236 a.m., Rayna Jaymes was delivered by Dr.Blackwood, ARH board certified OB-GYN, at Harlan ARH. She weighed 6 pounds and 12 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Parents are Bridgett and Benjamin Mazal. The family resides in Evarts, Ky.
As the first baby born at Harlan ARH in 2023, the hospital gave Rayna and her family a large, baby bathtub full of items every baby needs including a baby monitor.
Harlan ARH Hospital offers private labor-delivery-recovery rooms with private baths in a home-like atmosphere where the focus is on a family-centered birthing experience. Once the baby is born, the hospital offers rooming in for parents and baby to enhance newborn teaching with a newborn nursery nurse available and dedicated to this service 24 hours a day.
“Location, comfort and hospitality supported by a team of highly experienced physicians and nurses are important when selecting an environment to give birth,” said Allison Webb, OB Nurse Manager at Harlan ARH. “You can trust the Harlan ARH OB team to provide compassionate and individualized patient care.“