CLEARLAKE >> The first baby born in Lake County in 2017 was still comfortably in utero as midnight struck on Saturday. It wasn’t until Tues., January 4, that Lake County’s New Year’s baby made her arrival into the world. Aaliyah Rose Shoop was born at 8:26am at St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake to happy parents Billy Dean Shoop and Lindsey Marie Kenton.
Little Aaliyah was delivered by Dr. Kimberly Fordham and Women’s Care Unit nurse Josephine Lutz, RN. She was a healthy 7 pounds, 7 ounces.
“Each new baby is a reason for celebration, but welcoming a new life at the beginning of a new year is special for our entire team,” said Al Hansen, RN, Director of Surgery and Women’s Care at St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake. “All year long, we are privileged to provide every family in our community with a healthy, happy beginning for their newborn.”
St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake’s Women’s Care Unit provides labor and delivery services to over 300 women and their infants each year. The unit is staffed by highly-trained doctors, Certified Nurse Midwives, experienced labor and delivery nurses and other professionals focused on providing the specialized care pregnant women and newborns need.
In addition to labor and delivery services, prenatal, postpartum and pediatric care services are offered at the St. Helena Family Health Centers in Clearlake, Kelseyville and Middletown. Free Childbirth Education classes prepare families to welcome their newborns, while the Bright Start Program at the St. Helena Family Health Center — Clearlake provides education and support to eligible women so every baby has a healthy start in life.
St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake is part of Adventist Health, a faith-based, nonprofit integrated health system serving more than 75 communities in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington.
