STHS Baby New Year 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 2, 2019

St. Tammany Health System Welcomes Baby New Year 2020

COVINGTON – St. Tammany Health System announces the first baby born at the hospital in 2020, Lucy James Marchetta, weighing 6 lb., 14 oz., and measuring 18 inches long. Proud parents Courtney and Erick Marchetta of Slidell, obstetrician Nancy Thomas MD, labor and delivery nurses Candace Davis RN and Kelsey St. Arnaud RN welcomed the baby girl into the world at 6:58 a.m., Jan. 1.

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St. Tammany Health System is the heartbeat of its community, caring for patients and families with excellence, compassion and teamwork; it will strengthen the health of its community with compassion, innovation and partnership and is recognized for quality, safety and the patient experience by CareChex, Leapfrog, Healthgrades, Hospital Compare, Women’s Choice and US News & World Report. St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 is an independent service district in a clinically integrated partnership with Ochsner Health System. Together, the two organizations focus on aligning their healthcare offerings to best serve patients and families in west St. Tammany and surrounding areas. Under their agreement, each retains its autonomy; neither manages nor owns the other. Self-supporting, not-for-profit STHS receives no tax funding. More at stph.org.