Marian Regional Medical Center Welcomes First Baby of 2025

Healthy baby boy brings joy and excitement to local parents  

SANTA MARIA, CA – January 1, 2025 – Marian Regional Medical Center is excited to announce that it has welcomed its first baby of the year! 

Marian Regional welcomed a healthy baby boy, Jonathan, on Wednesday. He arrived at 7:58 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2025, weighing 7 pounds and measuring in at 20 inches.  

Jonathan’s mother, Luz Tajonar Santiago, and father, Delfino Moreno Hidalgo, of Santa Maria, were delighted with their new bundle of joy. Sisters Amelia, 6, and Yamilett, 5, were excited to welcome their little brother into the world on New Year’s Day.  
 

Nurses at Marian Regional Medical Center’s Family Birthing Center presented the family with a beautiful gift basket filled with goodies and essentials for the sweet newborn. 

Both mom Luz and baby Jonathan are healthy and doing well.  

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About Marian Regional Medical Center 

Marian Regional Medical Center is a state-of-the-art, 191-bed medical center located in Santa Maria, California. The modern facility is home to a broad array of services including a level II trauma center, a level III neonatal intensive care unit, a nationally recognized cardiac care center, and the Central Coast’s only Comprehensive Community Cancer Program as recognized by the Commission on Cancer. Marian has been recognized for quality and patient safety and has received an “A” grade in hospital safety from the Leapfrog Group. 

Learn more at dignityhealth.org/marianregional.