Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall Welcomes Its First Baby of 2026

Newburgh, NY – Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall (MSLC) proudly welcomed its first baby of the New Year on Thursday, January 1, at 12:07 a.m., marking a joyful start to 2026.

Baby girl, Elora Burks, weighing 6 pounds, 5.4 ounces, and 19 ½ inches long, arrived just minutes after the clock struck midnight, becoming the first newborn of the year at MSLC’s Kaplan Family Birthing Center.

Both mother and baby are doing well. The hospital’s Birthing Center team were on hand to ensure a safe delivery and a healthy start for the newest Newburgh resident.

Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall is proud to provide compassionate, high-quality maternity care for families in our community.

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About Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall

Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall (MSLC) is one of nine hospitals within the Montefiore Health System (MHS). MSLC is dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of the Hudson Valley. Through its system relationship with MHS, MSLC provides the necessary tertiary and quaternary care to best care for more than 200,000 patients annually. For more information, please visit www.montefioreslc.org.