January 2nd, 2025
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Halifax Health Welcomes its First Baby of 2025

Daytona Beach, FL (January 2, 2025) - Halifax Health welcomed its first baby of 2025, born at 1:49 am on January 1. The baby girl, named Juliana, made her big debut two days before her due date, weighing in at 5lbs. 12oz. Parents Iliana Rodriguez and Justin Acevedo are elated on the arrival of their first baby.  

As with tradition, the family was gifted a basket of baby items put together by Tanger Outlets, along with a photo package from Baby Face Portraits.  

Since 1928, generations of expecting mothers have chosen Halifax Health to bring their babies into this world. To date, Halifax Health has delivered over 141,000 babies offering the most comprehensive care available from pregnancy to delivery for even the most complicated pregnancies.  

About Halifax Health 

Recognized as one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals™ in the United States by IBM Watson Health™, Halifax Health serves Volusia and Flagler counties, providing a continuum of healthcare services through a network of organizations including a tertiary hospital, two community hospitals, an urgent care network, psychiatric services, a cancer treatment center with five outreach locations, the area’s largest hospice, a center for inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, primary care walk-in clinics, a clinic specializing in women’s health, a pediatric care community organization. Halifax Health offers the area’s only Level II Trauma Center, Center for Transplant Services, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Emergency Department with board-certified pediatricians on staff 24/7, Child and Adolescent Behavioral Services, OB Emergency Department and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that cares for babies born earlier than 28 weeks. It’s also the area’s longest-standing Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center (TSC) offering complete Neurosurgical Services. 

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