Who Will Be the First Baby Born at Randall Childrenâs Hospitalâs New Family Birth Center?
A pandemic grand opening might be a letdown for the grown-ups, but the babies wonât know the difference.
By
Margaret Seiler
7/6/2021 at 4:19pm
A delivery room at Randall Childrenâs Hospitalâs Family Birth Center, opening July 7
The ninth floor of Randall Childrenâs Hospital has sat empty since the facility, part of the Legacy Emanuel campus, opened in 2012. But it will finally welcome its first patient on Wednesday, July 7, when someone goes into labor. While COVID-19 precautions preclude a big party, a special gift basket and (if the family is willing) a big splash on social media await the first baby born at Randallâs Family Birth Center.