SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., ― Regional West welcomed its first baby of the new year at 7:32 a.m. on Jan. 2.

Kaycee Allen Carlson, son of Justin and Linsey Carlson, is the first baby born in 2024 at Regional West’s Birth and Infant Care Center, weighing in at seven pounds, eight ounces, and 20 inches long.

Regional West Birth and Infant Care Center nurse Jami Kumm, RN, 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. Baby Kaycee is also the first baby born in Regional West’s 100th anniversary year.

About Regional West

Regional West Health Services in Scottsbluff, Nebraska is the parent company of Regional West Medical Center, a 188-bed regional referral center celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2024 and the only Level II Trauma Center in Nebraska west of Kearney. As the region’s sole tertiary medical center, Regional West features an expansive array of medical specialties and numerous physician clinics. Regional West offers comprehensive and innovative healthcare services for the people of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming.