Every day that babies are born at Wellstar Health System is a reason to jump for joy, but one day every four years, we have a reason to leap. Wellstar Health System welcomed Leap Day babies on Feb. 29, 2020, in five of its hospitals.

Wellstar has labor and delivery units in seven of its eleven hospitals across the system and the hospitals that delivered the leapling newborns include Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center, Wellstar Cobb Hospital, Wellstar Douglas Hospital, Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center, and Wellstar North Fulton Hospital.

“At Wellstar, we not only deliver babies, we deliver more than healthcare. Being part of this important time in the lives of families is one of the most rewarding jobs for team members in our health system,” said Samantha Griner, AVP of Women’s Health. “We are thankful for the opportunity to help bring these precious leapers of 2020 into the world, and we wish them and their families a wonderful life full of love and adventure.”

Nearly 12,000 babies are born at Wellstar hospitals each year. Every day, our team of 24,000+ healthcare professionals provides personalized care for patients at every age and stage of life, including our tiniest patients.

Please join us in welcoming some of Wellstar’s leapling babies: 

Baby Amir Hearn

5:07 a.m.

5 lbs. 5 oz.

Baby Chanel Glenn

4:13 p.m.

6 lbs. 9 oz.

Baby Jaeden Griffin

10:32 pm

6 lbs. 2 oz

Babies born at Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center will also benefit from a new initiative in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Rotary Club of Marietta, “Legacy of Love and Learning.” The program provides every baby born at Wellstar Kennestone with a literacy packet that includes a first baby book and information on the importance of literacy for a child’s future. The books are provided through a partnership with the Rotary Club of Marietta, Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center and Rotary Clubs of Smyrna and Atlanta-Brasil.

In addition, Wellstar Douglas Hospital has partnered with the Douglas County School System to spread literacy to the community’s newest arrivals. One thousand copies of the bestselling children’s classic “Love You Forever” by Robert Munsch have been donated to the hospital which will distribute a copy of the book to each newborn. The book donations are made possible through a grant from the Georgia Department of Education.