SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., ― Regional West welcomed its first baby of the new year at 9:34 a.m. on New Year’s Day.

Emery Sage Williamson is the first baby born in 2022 at Regional West’s Birth and Infant Care Center, weighing in at 6 pounds, 3 ounces, and 18.5 inches long.

Regional West Birth and Infant Care Center nurse Sarah Stover presented the family with an assortment of baby gifts, which is a Regional West tradition for the first baby born each year at the medical center. Baby Emery also received a onesie commemorating her status at Regional West’s first baby born in 2022.

Regional West Health Services in Scottsbluff, Neb., is the parent company of Regional West Medical Center, a 188-bed regional referral center and one of three Level II Trauma Centers in the state. As the region’s only tertiary referral medical center, Regional West offers care that spans more than 32 medical specialties provided by over 28 physician clinics. With nearly 300 in-network providers, and approximately 2,000 employees, Regional West provides comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming.