French Hospital Medical Center Welcomes San Luis Obispo County's First Baby of 2025

Healthy baby girl delivered on New Year’s Day

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – January 2, 2025 – French Hospital Medical Center is thrilled to announce the arrival of San Luis Obispo County's first baby of 2025, a healthy baby girl named Nayeli Sarahi Diaz.

Born at 8:19 a.m. on Wednesday, January 1, Nayeli weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long.

Nayeli's arrival marked the culmination of a five-hour labor for her mother, Paola Herrera, a laboratory employee at French Hospital.  Herrera, a resident of Oceano, is thrilled to welcome her daughter and introduce her to 3-year-old Isaiah, who is eager to embrace his role as a big brother.

The Stollmeyer Family Birthing Center at French Hospital Medical Center celebrated Nayeli's arrival by presenting the family with a gift basket filled with essential items for the newborn.  Both mother and baby are healthy and doing well.

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About French Hospital Medical Center
French Hospital Medical Center is a state-of-the-art, 98-bed acute care hospital located in San Luis Obispo, California. French’s Oppenheimer Family Center for Emergency Medicine is the area’s most advanced emergency services center. The modern facility is home to the Copeland, Forbes, and Rossi Cardiac Care Center, San Luis Obispo County’s premier cardiac center, providing the latest cardiac and imaging technology, and the Hearst Cancer Resource Center offering free education, resources and support to cancer patients and their families. 

 Learn more at dignityhealth.org/frenchhospital