Northern Inyo Hospital First Baby of 2024  Photo by Barbara Laughon/Northern Inyo Healthcare District

Northern Inyo Hospital proudly welcomes its first baby of the New Year.

Please welcome Cedar Wayne Kelly, the son of Alyssa and Keith Kelly of Bishop. Cedar arrived Monday, Jan. 1 at 6:34 a.m. and weighed in at 5 lbs., 7 oz. Also welcoming Cedar is his sister, Elise Trinity Kelly.

Cedar is the first of many special lives to be welcomed this year at NIH, the only hospital to provide Perinatal services in Inyo and Mono counties. The NIH staff is already welcoming delivering moms from northern Kern County as Ridgecrest Regional Hospital has announced it will no longer offer Perinatal services as of March 1, 2024.

About Northern Inyo Healthcare District: Founded in 1946, Northern Inyo Healthcare District features a 25-bed critical access hospital, a 24-hour emergency department, a primary care rural health clinic, a diagnostic imaging center, and a rehabilitation service for physical, occupational, and speech-language therapy. We also offer clinics specializing in orthopedics, cardiology, urology, women’s health, pediatrics and allergies, general surgery, colorectal surgery, and breast cancer surgery. Continually striving to improve the health outcomes for those who rely on us for care, NIHD aims to improve our communities, one life at a time.

One team, one goal, your health.