REEDLEY – The Reedley Adventist Hospital announced that the facility welcomed the first baby of the new year early in the morning on Jan. 1.
Jarron Garcia Jr. was born at 7:24 a.m. weighing in at a healthy 7 pounds, 9 ounces. Parents Jarron and Jaelece are happy to welcome the boy to their family according to a press release from Reedley Adventist.
“The first baby of the year brings new light, hope, and endless possibilities – a reminder that each new beginning is a gift full of promise,” Kiyoshi Tomono, Community Partnership Executive at Adventist Health said in a statement. “Welcome to the world, baby Jarron Garcia, and may your life shine as brightly as the joy you’ve already brought to the team at Adventist Health Reedley.”
Hospitals around the nation celebrated the first births of the new year with babies born minutes after midnight in many cities. In Tulare County, the Sierra View Medical Center in Porterville, Calif. welcomed its first baby of 2025 at 12:03 a.m.
In Kings County, Adventist Health Hanford welcomed the arrival of its first baby of 2025 at 6:57 a.m.
