AUSTIN, Texas — A baby girl named Akira became the first infant born at the new Ascension Seton Women’s Hospital, just days after the facility opened its doors in central Austin.
Akira was born at 10 a.m., weighing 7 pounds, 5 ounces, according to Ascension Seton. The hospital celebrated the milestone, calling it “a first we’ll never forget.”
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The birth comes several days after Ascension Seton held its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new hospital, located at 1201 W. 38th St.
The $362 million facility was “purpose-built to provide comprehensive, specialized care for women at every stage of life,” according to Ascension Seton. It includes 178 beds and spans more than 300,000 square feet.
The new hospital features state-of-the-art labor and delivery suites, specialized maternal care units, private patient suites, a birthing tub and a neonatal intensive care unit, among other amenities designed to meet growing demand for maternity and women’s health services as Central Texas continues to expand.