UK HealthCare welcomes 1st Lexington baby of the new year
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 1, 2024) − A Lexington family is celebrating the new year with a new baby.
The first baby born at a Lexington hospital in 2024 came into the world at the the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital at 12:03 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2024. Liam Rodriguez weighs 6 pounds, 6 ounces and is 19.5 inches long.
Mom Melani and dad Raul were so happy to begin 2024 by meeting their baby boy, noting that he arrived a bit early – Liam was due Jan. 12.
UK HealthCare presented the family with a special gift “relaxation basket” for Melani, including a Moby bathtub, soft blanket, mug, tumbler, eye mask, and more.
UK HealthCare is the hospitals and clinics of the University of Kentucky. But it is so much more. It is more than 10,000 dedicated health care professionals committed to providing advanced subspecialty care for the most critically injured and ill patients from the Commonwealth and beyond. It also is the home of the state’s only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that cares for the tiniest and sickest newborns, the region’s only Level 1 trauma center and Kentucky’s top hospital ranked by U.S. News & World Report.
As an academic research institution, we are continuously pursuing the next generation of cures, treatments, protocols and policies. Our discoveries have the potential to change what’s medically possible within our lifetimes. Our educators and thought leaders are transforming the health care landscape as our six health professions colleges teach the next generation of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals, spreading the highest standards of care. UK HealthCare is the power of advanced medicine committed to creating a healthier Kentucky, now and for generations to come.