STATE COLLEGE —Mount Nittany Medical Center welcomed its first newborn of 2023 early on New Year’s Day.
Solomon Allison was born to Dennis and Lashae Allison, of Huntingdon, on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 1, at the College Township hospital. Solomon weighed in at 7 pounds, 6 ounces. and measured 19 inches in length.
“Solomon received his very first hug at Mount Nittany Medical Center, and we’re proud to welcome him to Centre County,” a statement from Mount Nittany Health said.
The Joseph V. and Suzanne P. Paterno Women and Children’s Services unit at Mount Nittany delivers more than 1,200 babies each year. The unit is the largest of its kind in the region, and in 2022 Mount Nittany Medical Center was among 10 Pennsylvania hospitals ranked by U.S. News & World Report as high performing for maternity care in its list of Best Hospitals for Maternity.
