SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., ― Regional West welcomed its first baby of the new year at 11:01 a.m. on New Year’s Day.

Decker Leo Carpenter, son of Mitch Carpenter and Lexie Coe, is the first baby born in 2025 at Regional West’s Birth and Infant Care Center, weighing in at seven pounds, four ounces, and 19 ¾ inches long.

Regional West Birth and Infant Care Center director Kynzie Lentfer, BSN, RN, CLC, presented the family with an assortment of baby gifts and a commemorative onesie, which is a Regional West tradition for the first baby born each year at the medical center.

About Regional West

Regional West Health Services in Scottsbluff, Nebraska is the parent company of Regional West Medical Center, a regional referral center and the only Level II Trauma Center in Nebraska west of Kearney. Since 1924, Regional West has served the people of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming through innovative healthcare services. As the region’s sole tertiary medical center, Regional West offers an expansive array of medical specialties and numerous physician clinics.