It’s a girl!

January 2, 2013—Meadowbrook, PA—Holy Redeemer Hospital announces that the first baby born in 2013 was a baby girl born to parents Michele and Tim Walton at 12:18 PM on January 1^st. Little London Brook Walton weighed in at 6 lbs, 14 oz and is 19 inches long. The Walton family resides in Northeast Philadelphia.

Baby London joins big brother Miles, who was also born at Holy Redeemer. More than 2800 babies are born at Holy Redeemer each year. Parents enjoy the recently-renovated maternity unit with its dedicated maternity triage area and 19-bed Level III neonatal intensive care unit that can care for infants as young as 23 weeks gestation. Neonatologists and obstetricians are on-site 24/7.

About Maternity Services at Holy Redeemer
Holy Redeemer Hospital, located on Huntingdon Pike in Meadowbrook, PA is a 244-bed community hospital. With approximately 2800 births each year, Holy Redeemer is known for its Maternity Center, which includes a 19-bed Level III neonatal intensive care unit. Holy Redeemer has obstetricians and neonatologists on-site 24/7, as well as highly trained labor, delivery, and pediatric nurses to ensure that mothers and babies receive the highest level of care at all times. In January 2011, Holy Redeemer completed $10 million renovation of the maternity unit, expanding the NICU and well-baby nurseries and the maternity triage area. For more information or to make an appointment with a Holy Redeemer obstetrician, call 1-800-818-4747 or visit www.holyredeemer.com/maternitycare.

About Holy Redeemer
With an emphasis on providing a continuum of care, Holy Redeemer Health System remains true to the mission to care, comfort and heal that its sponsor, the Sisters of the Holy Redeemer, began in our region in 1924 – to provide high quality, compassionate care. Today, Holy Redeemer offers a wide range of healthcare and health-related services, including an acute care hospital, home health and hospice services, two skilled nursing facilities, personal care, a retirement community, low-income housing, an active living community, and a transitional housing program for homeless women and children. With corporate offices in Huntingdon Valley, PA, Holy Redeemer Health System is a Catholic healthcare provider, serving southeastern Pennsylvania and 12 counties in New Jersey, from Union County south to Cape May County.

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