Renown Welcomes Area's First Baby of 2025
January 2, 2025
Reno's first baby of 2025 was born in the Labor and Delivery Childbirth Center at Renown Regional Medical Center.
Guadalupe Ibarra gave birth to Ermias Rojas at 6:14 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Baby Ermias weighed 8 pounds, 2.7 ounces and was the first 2025 birth at any of the region's hospitals.
Baby Ermias is welcomed to the world by his father, Sergio Rojas.
More than 4,100 babies were delivered at Renown Health in 2024. Renown Health offers exceptional family-centered care with complete prenatal services designed for the health and well-being of every patient and their new baby.
RENO, Nev. (Oct. 21, 2026) — Renown Health and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) are marking five years since formalizing their historic 50-year affiliation agreement, a partnership that established Nevada’s first and only integrated academic health system and brought patient care, medical education and research together under a shared vision for a healthier Nevada. While the organizations’ long-standing relationship spans decades, their formal affiliation in 2021 created a framework to strengthen Nevada’s physician workforce, expand clinical training opportunities and advance healthcare throughout the region.
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A major investment will expand pediatric care for the region's children and families and enable Renown to build a standalone children’s hospital on the Renown Regional campus.
