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HHC Celebrates its First Baby of 2015 at Coney Island Hospital

Second HHC baby born at Metropolitan Hospital shortly after midnight

Jan 02, 2015

The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) Coney Island Hospital welcomed the first baby of 2015 at the stroke of midnight yesterday. The baby boy, Maxim weighed 8 lbs, 8 oz.
Maxim was born to Olena and Vasyl Olenyukh of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. This is the first baby for the family. Mother and baby are doing well.
“Coney Island Hospital is thrilled to have the first baby born of 2015,” said HHC Coney Island Hospital Executive Director Arthur Wagner. “We are elated to be part of such a special moment for this family.”
HHC Metropolitan Hospital in Manhattan also welcomed baby boy Ethan Mark Delgado Lama at 12:12 am, weighing 5 lbs, 7.8 oz. Proud mom Shreya Lama of East Harlem and her son are both doing well.

Contact: Jennifer Bender, 917-536-6387, benderj1@nychhc.org

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NYC Health + Hospitals is a $6.7 billion integrated healthcare delivery system and is the largest municipal healthcare organization in the country. HHC provides a wide range of high quality and affordable healthcare services to 1.4 million New Yorkers every year and more than 475,000 are uninsured. HHC offers medical, mental health and substance abuse services, as well as specialized care for a wide range of health conditions through its numerous Centers of Excellence. Comprehensive, personalized care is available to all New Yorkers at HHC’s 11 acute care hospitals, five skilled nursing facilities, six large diagnostic and treatment centers and more than 70 community based clinics. HHC Health and Home Care also provides in-home services for New Yorkers. HHC’s own MetroPlusHealth Health Plan is one of the New York area’s largest providers of government-sponsored health insurance and is the plan of choice for 445,000 New Yorkers. HHC was the 2008 recipient of the National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission’s John M. Eisenberg Award for Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality. Several HHC facilities have been recognized nationally for clinical excellence and commitment to quality achievements. For more information, visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org/hhc or find us on facebook.com/NYCHealthSystem or twitter.com/NYCHealthSystem.