Hospital Regional Marcelo Reis records first births in new maternity wing

The new Maternal-Infant wing at the Hospital Regional Marcelo Reis in Ivaiporã, Paraná, has recorded its first births. The first baby, a boy named Felipe, was born on October 6.

A second birth, a girl named Nuria Inhfé Lucas Ferreira from Cândido de Abreu, followed later that evening via cesarean section. Hospital director Hemerson Saqueta noted that additional pregnant women were being evaluated for upcoming deliveries.

The facility is owned by the Paraná State Health Secretariat (Sesa) and managed by the State Foundation for Health Care (Funeas). All services provided in the new wing are dedicated to the Unified Health System (SUS).