Couple Shares Birthday with Son

Marrying a partner with the same birthday is quite unique. But what are the odds of those two people then having a baby that also shares the same birthday?

Tuesday, January 17, 2023, was an extraordinary day at The Family Place at Evangelical Community Hospital when Dawson and Kayla Schlegel of Millersburg welcomed their son, Jackson Lee, to their family. Initially due January 19, 2023,

Jackson decided sharing a birthday with his parents was a great idea and naturally came two days early.

Jackson arrived at 3:14 am on January 17, weighing 7 pounds, 10 ounces, and measuring 19 ½ inches in length.

To honor the occasion, The Family Place staff, with the help of Patient Experience, held an impromptu birthday party for the family, complete with cake and balloons and a softly sung Happy Birthday song so as not to wake Jackson, who was napping after a busy night of coming into this world.

Jackson is the second child for the couple, joining Cayson, who is one and a half, at home. Cayson has his own birth date separate from the rest of the family on June 18.

Evangelical Community Hospital Adds Transesophageal Testing as Part of Echocardiography Accreditation

Evangelical Community Hospital added accreditation for adult transesophageal testing (TEE) to its existing Echocardiography Accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). The accreditation demonstrates the Hospital’s ongoing commitment to providing quality patient care in echocardiography through the Heart and Vascular Center of Evangelical.

TEE uses high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to make detailed pictures of the heart and the arteries that lead to and from it. Unlike a standard echocardiogram, the echo transducer that produces the sound waves for TEE is attached to a thin tube that passes through the mouth, down the throat, and into the esophagus. Because the esophagus is so close to the upper chambers of the heart, very clear images of those heart structures and valves can be obtained.

TEE is just one part of Evangelical’s Echocardiography program used to assess different areas of the heart and can detect heart disease or signs of serious conditions. With the addition of TEE accreditation, the IAC accreditation for the Hospital’s existing echocardiography program covers TEE, adult stress testing, and adult transthoracic testing.

There are many factors that contribute to an accurate diagnosis based on echocardiography. The training and experience of the sonographer performing the procedure, the type of equipment used, and the quality assessment metrics each facility is required to measure, all contribute to a positive patient outcome. IAC accreditation is a “seal of approval” that patients can rely on as an indicator of consistent quality care and a dedication to continuous improvement.

For more information about the Heart and Vascular Center at Evangelical, visit www.EvanHospital.com.

By the Numbers

In 2022, 648 babies, including 3 sets of twins, were born at The Family Place of Evangelical Community Hospital. Of those births, 305 were girls and 342 were boys, and from those, the most popular area names emerged.