First baby of 2025 born at Orange City Area Health System!
Haley and Derek Erdman of Marcus welcomed their first baby ... the first baby born in 2025 at Orange City Area Health System ... at 2:32am on January 2.
Gavin James, officially our New Year Baby, weighed 7lbs 9oz and measured 19.5 inches.
When asked why the couple chose Orange City Area Health System for their prenatal and birth care, Haley said, "Many of our friends, including from Marcus, receive their healthcare here, especially OB. We heard so many good things about the birthcare services, and we are happy we chose to deliver here."
We are happy too! We are grateful for all the parents who trust us to provide skilled, safe, compassionate, and personalized fertility, birthcare, and postpartum care. (That's one of the reasons Orange City Area Health System was honored to receive the Women's Choice Award for Best Hospitals for Obstetrics, placing us in the Top 1% among these hospitals this year.)
Orange City Area Health System welcomed 224 babies in 2024, from 39 zip codes.
Parents from Akron, Alton, Anthon, Brunsville, Cherokee, Climbing Hill, Granville, Hawarden, Hinton, Hornick, Ireton, Kingsley, Le Mars, Marcus, Maurice, Merrill, Orange City, Oyens, Paullina, Pierson, Remsen, Sutherland, Westfield, Sheldon, Boyden, Doon, Hospers, Hull, Primghar, Rock Valley, Sanborn, Sibley, Sioux Center, Harris, Hartley, Melvin, Ocheydan, Sioux Falls, and Mandan chose us for their birthcare provider, and we are honored!
Some of the most popular names of babies born here in 2024 include:
Girls: Annie, Ava, Evelyn, Lainey
Boys: Bennett, Briggs, Cooper, Henry, Jack, James, Kodan/Koden, Wesley, Zayne
For more information about our Birthcare services, please click here.
For more information about this Women's Choice Award please click here.
Gavin James, our New Year Baby, was born at 2:32am on January 2.