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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                           NOVEMBER 07, 2025        |  The Indian Eye 26

                        Family’s Hope and the expertise of

                NYC Health + HospitalS/Queens Lead

              to Miracle Baby’s Triumphant Discharge

               After five months in the NICU, Myracle was able to go home earlier this month,

                                                weighing a healthy 8 pounds, 3 ounces

            OUR BUREAU
            Queens, NY
                  YC Health + Hospitals/
                   Queens today announced the
            Nceremonial  graduation  and
            miraculous discharge of Myracle, a
            resilient infant born at 22 weeks and
            weighing just 1 pound, 0.6 ounces. In-
            spired by another baby’s successful
            treatment at Queens Hospital after
            being born pre-term, Myracle’s fam-
            ily chose Queens Hospital for her
            care, leading to a remarkable journey
            from  fragility  to  flourishing  health.
            After five months in the NICU, My-
            racle was able to go home from the
            hospital earlier this month weighing
            a healthy 8 pounds, 3 ounces.
                During her graduation ceremo-
            ny,  Myracle  received  a  commemo-
            rative  certificate  featuring  her  foot-
            print. The family expressed their
            gratitude  with  a  framed  thank-you
            and special gifts for Dr. Alice Gar-
            ner, Chief of Newborn Services, and
            Dr. Paul Gleason, who worked close-
            ly with the family to deliver Myracle,
            cementing the hospital’s bond with
            Myracle and her family. Myracle’s     (From left to right) Myracle’s grandmother Marcia, Dr. Laura Vieitez (holding Myracle), Myracle’s mom Balinda, and Dr. Alice Garner.
            remarkable progress was achieved
            thanks to the seamless collaboration   by’s journey here, which led us to   Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/  tures for our tiniest patients.”
            between the Maternal-Fetal Medi-  choose Queens Hospital. Everyone   Queens, remarked, “The successful    Sherley Gebara, Associate Ex-
            cine, Obstetrics, Neonatology, and   played a part in caring for our Myra-  journey of Myracle is a shining ex-  ecutive Director of Nursing for Ma-
            dedicated NICU teams who ensured   cle,” said Balinda, Myracle’s mother.  ample of the extraordinary care our   ternal Child Services, added, “The
            her healthy development.              Queens Hospital stands as the first   hospital provides. We are proud to   empathy and teamwork within our
                Dr. Alice Garner, who oversaw  “Baby-Friendly” facility in the borough,  deliver this level of expertise and   NICU enable extraordinary out-
            her care throughout her stay, played   a  testament  to  the  hospital’s  holistic   compassion,  ensuring  every  infant’s   comes like Myracle’s.”
            a crucial role in Myracle’s journey.  approach with services including:  healthy beginning.”              The hospital and Myracle’s fam-
            Dr. Alice Garner stated, “Myracle’s  •  Expert High-Risk Pregnancy Man-  Coinciding with Perinatal Nurs-  ily will continue to stay in touch, with
            story emphasizes the incredible pow-  agement                       es Week (October 10-16), Myracle’s   the hospital ready to provide ongo-
            er of family trust and comprehensive  •  Immediate Post-Birth Skin-to-Skin   discharge spotlights the invaluable   ing support as needed.
            care  at  Queens  Hospital.  Every  ba-  Contact to Encourage Bonding  commitment of our perinatal nurs-  Queens Hospital manages ap-
            by’s chance at health begins with a  •  24-Hour Rooming-In to Foster   es in achieving optimal health out-  proximately 1,200 births annually,
            commitment to exceptional, compas-  Maternal-Infant Attachment      comes.                            setting the standard for comprehen-
            sionate service.”                •  Breastfeeding Support, facilitat-   Chief  Nursing  Officer  Dr.  Ab-  sive maternal and neonatal care. Ex-
               “We’re grateful to Dr. Garner,   ed by the Queens Breastfeeding   bi-Gail Baboolal emphasized, “Our   pecting parents are welcome to tour
            Dr. Gleason, the whole NICU team,   Alliance and NYC Breastfeeding   NICU team’s dedication and com-  the hospital’s birthing suites, meet its
            and especially to Myracle’s grand-  Leadership Council              passionate care are pivotal in trans-  expert staff, and discover the exten-
            mother. She read about another ba-    Neil Moore, Chief Executive   forming lives, securing healthy fu-  sive support and services available.

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