Durham Region – New Year’s Day has brought good news with the arrival of the first baby of 2025 in Durham Region born at Oshawa Hospital at 1:56 a.m.
Proud parents Navethra Goviandarasu and Rathnagiri Athiannan are excited to welcome their first child, a female, who weighed five pounds, twelve ounces at birth. The family is still deciding on the child’s name.
The parents are grateful for the tremendous support and compassion they received from the team including obstetrician, Dr. Paul Pancham at Oshawa Hospital.
At the Ajax Pickering Hospital, Mulki Saleman welcomed her first child, a male, at 7:36 a.m.
At this time, no baby has been born on New Year’s Day at Port Perry Hospital’s, New Life Centre.
With birthing suites at the Ajax Pickering, Oshawa, and Port Perry Hospitals, Lakeridge Health is the eighth largest birthing centre in Ontario. Our teams delivered approximately 4,447 babies in 2023/24.
About Lakeridge Health
With five hospitals, four emergency departments, three critical care units, a long-term care home, a full range of medical and surgical specialties, more than 20 community health-care locations and a state-of-the-art surgical centre within the Jerry Coughlan Health & Wellness Centre, Lakeridge Health offers some of the broadest and most comprehensive acute care, ambulatory care, and long-term care services in Ontario.
Lakeridge Health is also home to several regional specialty centres and services, including the Central East Regional Cancer Program, R.S. McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre, The Shoulder Centre, eye care, thoracic, gynecology oncology and chronic kidney disease services. Additionally, we are proud to serve our community with a full suite of inpatient, ambulatory, and community-based mental health and addictions services, and provide safe, high-quality, compassionate care in our state-of-the-art long-term care home, Lakeridge Gardens.
Lakeridge Health is redefining the future of health care through transformative research, dynamic academic partnerships, and groundbreaking clinical trials. With over 140 active studies, we’re at the forefront of advancing medical knowledge, expanding treatment options, and improving the lives of our patients. Our one-of-a-kind Queen's-Lakeridge Health MD Family Medicine Program is on the leading edge of training the next generation of primary care doctors. Each year, over 3,000 students and trainees are supported by the Lakeridge Health Education and Research Network (LHEARN). Through our innovative collaboration with Ontario Tech University, we’re also harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence to revolutionize patient care. Together with our academic, community, and industry partners, Lakeridge Health is tackling the toughest health challenges and elevating the quality of care for the communities we serve.
Guided by our vision of One System. Best Health. and supported by a dedicated team of nearly 9,000 staff, physicians, and volunteers, Lakeridge Health is a proud member of the Durham Ontario Health Team (Durham OHT) and works in collaboration with the Durham OHT, as well as primary care, and community and government partners to foster a truly integrated, regional system of care. Together, we are focused on empowering people to live their best health and fostering an accessible, inclusive, and equitable environment for all.
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For more information, please contact:
Sharon Navarro
Strategic Communications
T. 905-435-7889
snavarro@lh.ca
