INDIANAPOLIS –The
clock struck 7:23 a.m., Jan. 1 – and Elliana Michelle became the first baby born in 2013 at
Franciscan St. Francis Health-Indianapolis.
Elliana weighed in at
7 pounds and 6 ounces, and measured 21
inches long. She is the daughter of Rachel Penrod of Indianapolis.
In 2012, more than
2,400 babies were born at the Indianapolis hospital. More than 41,000 infants
have been delivered there since 1995, when the Women and Children’s Services program was
consolidated with the hospital’s south-side campus at 8111 S. Emerson Ave.
Families of the first
New Year Day baby born at Franciscan St. Francis Health receive a large gift
basket of items for the infant.
Each time a child is born at the hospital, Jesus Loves Me chimes throughout the hospital via the public address system.
