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Southcoast Health Welcomes New Year’s Babies
Southcoast Health welcomes New Year’s Babies at Charlton Memorial Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital, and Tobey Hospital
![Kelvin and Melissa Alves looking at daughter Khaya Amari Alves at Charlton Memorial Hospital](https://www.southcoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Kelvin-and-Melissa-Alves-look-at-new-born-daughter-Khaya-Amari-Alves.jpg)
The First New Year’s baby born in the South Coast region arrived at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River at 12:59 a.m. on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. Melissa and Kelvin Alves, both of Fall River, welcomed baby girl, Khaya Amari Alves, weighing 8 pounds, .8 ounces, and measured 20 inches. Khaya is the family’s third child.
![Jason Soares with son Ethan Oliver Soares at St. Luke’s Hospital](https://www.southcoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Jason-Soares-with-son-Ethan-Oliver-Soares.jpg)
Chrissie and Jason Soares, of New Bedford, gave birth to a son, Ethan Oliver Soares, at 1:31 a.m. on Tuesday morning at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. Ethan weighed 9 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 22 inches. Ethan is the couple’s third child.
![Brett Pacheco and Alexia Orphanides with son Lucas Alexander Pacheco at Tobey Hospital](https://www.southcoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Father-Brett-Pacheco-Mother-Alexia-Orphanides-with-son-Lucas-Alexander-Pacheco-Jan-2.jpg)
Tobey Hospital in Wareham welcomed its first baby of 2019 at 5:03 a.m. on January 2. New Bedford’s Alexia Orphanides and Brett Pacheco welcomed a son, Lucas Alexander Pacheco, who weighed 7 pounds, .2 ounces, and measured 20 inches. Lucas is the couple’s second child.
All three families received a $100 gift card from Target and a plush toy donated by the Auxiliary of Charlton Memorial, St. Luke’s Hospital Auxiliary, and the Tobey Hospital Guild. The families also received a gift bag donated by the Gleason Family Y in Wareham including a 1 year family membership, a baby swim class, a onesie, a t-shirt, and a travel bag.