NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Welcomes New Year’s Baby of 2019
Jan 2, 2019
Brooklyn, NY
At 12:44 a.m. on January 1, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital welcomed its New Year’s Baby, Joseph Patrick Bernstein.
Joseph weighs seven pounds, three ounces and is 20 inches in length. His parents, Jonathan and Jennifer Bernstein, live in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York. Joseph is the couple’s first child.
“Being a new mom is the best thing in the world — especially being a new mom on New Year’s and welcoming a new life,” said Mrs. Bernstein.
“Seeing your son come into this world is an experience that you can’t really describe,” said Mr. Bernstein. “It’s just overwhelming emotion.”
PHOTO: NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital’s first baby of 2019 was Joseph Patrick Bernstein; pictured with first-time parents Jennifer and Jonathan Bernstein.
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Founded in 1881, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital is a voluntary, acute-care teaching facility located in Brooklyn's Park Slope. It houses 591 licensed inpatient beds and provides services to some 42,000 inpatients each year. In addition, approximately 500,000 outpatient visits and services are logged annually. NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital offers specialized care in the following areas: advanced and minimally invasive surgery, advanced otolaryngology, asthma and lung disease, cancer care, cardiology and cardiac surgery, diabetes and other endocrine disorders, digestive and liver disorders, healthy aging, neurosciences, orthopedic medicine and surgery, vascular medicine and surgery and women's health. NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital is affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine and is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Regional Hospital Network. For more information, visit nyp.org/brooklyn and find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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