SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., – The Panhandle Quilt Guild presented a handmade baby quilt to Regional West Medical Center as a gift for the first baby born on National Quilting Day, March 18.

A giraffe quilt, made by guild member Irene Howard, was presented to Hank Mitchell Rairigh, son of Jason and Michelle Rairigh of Mitchell, Neb., who was born on National Quilting Day Saturday, March 18.

The Panhandle Quilt Guild is made up of more than 80 members from western Nebraska communities who meet monthly at locations throughout the panhandle to share their knowledge and interest in quilting.

Regional West Health Services in Scottsbluff, Neb., is the parent company of Regional West Medical Center, a 182-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 providers, and over 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.