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Regional West Welcomes, Rielynn, First Baby of 2020
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., – Regional West welcomed its first baby of the new year at 9:18 a.m. this morning.
Rielynn Goldsmith is the first baby born in 2020 at Regional West’s Birth and Infant Care Center weighing in at 4 pounds, 8 ounces and is 16 ½ inches long.
Kadie Marez, RN, unit charge nurse of Regional West’s Birth and Infant Care Center, presented the family with a variety of baby gifts, which is a Regional West tradition for the first baby born each year at the medical center, as well as a onesie commemorating her status as the first baby born in 2020.
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 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.