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Date Published: Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Date Updated: Friday, June 30, 2023

First Baby in Rockland County Born at Good Samaritan Hospital

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SUFFERN, N.Y. (January 9, 2018) - Rockland County's first baby of 2018 was born at Good Samaritan Hospital! Sarah "Shuli" Fuchs welcomed her baby boy at 12:07 am on New Year's Day. He weighed 6lbs. 9 oz and joins three older siblings at home. "The staff here is absolutely wonderful, I was worried that it being a holiday, it would be short staffed, or that people would not want to be here, but that was not the case, everyone was fantastic. It was like a party!" said Shuli of her time at Good Samaritan.

Front row left to right: Judy Vacca, RN, MaryJean Johnston, Technician, Sarah "Shuli" Fuchs, Mother, Ed Day, Rockland County Executive, Mary Leahy, MD, CEO of Bon Secours Charity Health System Back row left to right: Paula Smith, RN, Sue Sippel, RN, Linda Buccafuri, RN. Not pictured: Pedro Mencia, MD, who delivered the baby.