LAKEPORT, Calif. – Sutter Lakeside Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2016 on Sunday.
Isain Bermudez Corona is the newest addition to the Corona Garcia family.
He was born Sunday, Jan. 3, at 7:25 a.m. Isain weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces, and was just over 20 inches long.
The hospital said Isain came a day earlier than his due date and is the youngest of three children.
“Both siblings are very happy to have a new baby brother,” said Artemio Corona Garcia, Isain’s father. “We’re excited he’s here, and our experience at Sutter Lakeside Hospital was great.”
Sutter Lakeside Hospital’s Family Birth Center has delivered more than 5,000 babies since it opened in 1994.
The Family Birth Center has two obstetric and gynecology physician specialists – Jonathan Davies, M.D., and Derrick Barnes, M.D. – along with 18 dedicated nurses.
“Our mission is to provide every family with a positive birthing experience,” said Jackie Rad, R.N.C., M.S.N., C.N.L., Family Birth Center and Respiratory Services manager. “Our compassionate team of doctors and nurses provide a holistic approach in a home-like atmosphere and offer alternative pain-management therapies and individualized care.”
Rad said the hospital's staffers provide the safest, most up-to-date care for our new moms and babies, with nearly all of the nurses having advanced maternal and neonatal care training.
When advanced treatment is needed, patients have access to Santa Rosa Regional Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), as well as the California Pacific Medical Center’s infant surgery center in San Francisco.
The Family Birth Center staff offers a free childbirth preparation course, and breastfeeding instruction and support. Classes also include baby safety, infant CPR training and special events where mothers can talk about their birthing experience and ask questions about the postpartum period.
“We’ve enjoyed caring for the growing families in Lake County for more than 20 years, and we look forward to many more years of continuing to do so,” said Sutter Lakeside Chief Administrative Officer Siri Nelson.
As of the end of the day Monday, Lake County News was not able to confirm if any babies have been born at St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake so far in the new year.