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67 babies born in Florida hospitals during Hurricane Milton
As Hurricane Milton made landfall and swept across Florida, AdventHealth for Women welcomed 67 babies into the world.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Even in disaster, there is a silver lining.
As Hurricane Milton made landfall and swept across Florida, AdventHealth for Women welcomed 67 babies into the world.
Hundreds of team members, including nurses, physicians and specialists, staffed AdventHealth facilities during the height of the hurricane, working through the night to ensure the community, including delivering parents and their little ones, were safely cared for.
11 babies were born at AdventHealth Orlando, 14 at AdventHealth Celebration, two at AdventHealth Winter Park, one at AdventHealth Altamonte Springs, four at AdventHealth Waterman in Tavares, one at AdventHealth Daytona Beach and two at AdventHealth Fish Memorial in Orange City.
Meet some of the babies born during Hurricane Milton:
- Bernardo Salazar Tipacti was born at 1:35 p.m. Wednesday at AdventHealth Celebration. He was born to Luciana Tipacti Almora and Fredy Raul Salazar Warren and weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce.
- Luna MarÍa Jiménez was born at 11:23 p.m. Wednesday at AdventHealth Altamonte Springs. She was born to Elizabeth López and David Jiménez and weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces.
- Camila Victoria was born at 12:44 a.m. Thursday at AdventHealth Orlando. She was born to Yessica Paola and Jhon Porras and weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces.
- Dana Iveth Arias Garcia was born at 1:05 a.m. Thursday at AdventHealth Orlando. She was born to Kimberly Garcia and Denilson Arias and weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce.
- Jacob was born at 3 a.m. Thursday at AdventHealth Orlando. He was born to Ana Maria Franco and Felipe Salamanca from Davenport and weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces.
- Charlotte Furnas was born at 11:04 a.m. Thursday at AdventHealth Waterman in Tavares. She was born to Madeline and Grant Furnas and weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces.