(EFFINGHAM, IL) – HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital proudly welcomed Mathis Gehrig Wolf as the first baby born at the hospital in 2018. He was born at 2:21 p.m. on Monday, January 1 at St. Anthony’s, weighing 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 21 inches long. Mathis’ proud parents are Ross and Lynn Wolf. He was also welcomed by his older brother Eli (age 7) and older sister Emery (age 5).
St. Anthony’s Women and Infants Center staff presented Mathis’ parents with a basket of gifts in celebration of his birth and being named St. Anthony’s 2018 New Year’s Baby.
For more information about HSHS St. Anthony’s Women and Infants Center, visit St. Anthony’s web site at stanthonyshospital.org. HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital is part of the Southern Illinois Division of Hospital Sisters Health System, which also includes HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese, HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville, and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland.