Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise welcomes the first baby of 2013

Boise, ID – Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce the arrival of the hospital’s first baby of 2013. Henry Nicholas Burton was born on New Year’s Day at 1:37 AM in the Family Maternity Center. Henry weighed 8 lbs. 15 oz. and measured 20.5 inches. Henry was born to Brenda and David Burton of Nampa. Both mother and baby are doing well. This is the couple's fourth child.

To commemorate the hospital’s New Year’s baby, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center presented the Burton family with a basket filled with baby clothes, diapers, blankets, Alphonzo bear and other items parents of newborns need and enjoy.

The Burton family will be available to meet with the media from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. today. Media interested in meeting with the family should contact Elizabeth Duncan at (208) 724-8047

About Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

Saint Alphonsus is a 387-licensed bed regional medical center serving people throughout the Northwest. As a not-for-profit medical center, Saint Alphonsus reinvests profits back into the community and works to improve the health and well-being of those we serve by emphasizing care that is patient-centered, innovative and community based. Saint Alphonsus focuses on providing services in a spiritual, healing environment, and is renowned for its state-of-the-art digital environment and pioneering technologies; award-winning clinical services; and the region’s only Level II Trauma Center. Saint Alphonsus is part of Saint Alphonsus Health System, a four-hospital, 714-bed integrated healthcare system serving the full range of the health and wellness needs of the people in southwestern Idaho, eastern Oregon and northern Nevada. Saint Alphonsus Health System is a member of Trinity Health.

For information about Saint Alphonsus visit www.saintalphonsus.org.

About Saint Alphonsus Health System

Saint Alphonsus Health System is a four-hospital, 714-bed regional, faith-based Catholic ministry with over 4,300 Associates and 950 medical staff. Serving the people of southwestern Idaho, eastern Oregon and northern Nevada, Saint Alphonsus Health System is comprised of Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise, Idaho; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Nampa, ID; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Ontario, OR; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Baker City, OR; Saint Alphonsus Medical Group, with more than 275 primary care and specialty care providers at 35 clinic locations. As a not-for-profit health system, Saint Alphonsus Health System reinvests profits back into the community and works to improve the health and well-being of those we serve by emphasizing care that is patient-centered, innovative and community-based. Saint Alphonsus Health System is a member of Trinity Health, Novi, Michigan. To find out more go to: www.saintalphonsushealthsystem.org