 What makes for excellence in heart care? It starts with one of the most amazing teams of heart surgeons and cardiologists that I've seen assembled under one roof and the region's leading technology in a new $40 million facility. This is the nationally recognized Heart and Vascular Institute of Eastern Kentucky at Pikeville Medical Center. Pikeville Medical Center welcomed the first baby of the year, Remington Joe Luster, at 1.35 a.m. January 2nd. Remington was born to Desiree Young and Bobby Luster and weighed in at 7 pounds, 2.6 ounces. We have our baby New Year here, which is so exciting! And Guthard, what is our baby New Year name? Remington Joe Luster. And he's perfect. Yes. Days away from his due date, decided to pick his own birthday and chose to be the Eastern Kentucky Advanced Women's Care Center's baby New Year this year. In addition to having all out-of-pocket fees waived by Pikeville Medical Center, the family will receive an assortment of other gifts courtesy of our sponsors. The first baby of the year is going to receive a bunch of gifts. Of course, the biggest fees being waived by Pikeville Medical Center that's not covered by insurance. They get a thousand-dollar scholarship to U-Pike, which is exciting. Plus, savings account with Community Trust Bank. Tons of gift cards and things that add nature, diapers and so on. Our sponsors, they're just amazing. Of course, we have Fezzolis, less tax, HLT check exchange, China Massage for the mama, and also Double Quick and, like I said, Community Trust Bank. And the gifts aren't just for the baby. They're for mom, they're for dad, they're for everybody involved. So it's just a big event. We're just trying to make it as big as humanly possible. While Remington waited till the 2nd of January to arrive, his arrival was still a surprise as he wasn't due for several more days. I didn't think, you know, he was going to be born on New Year, like born and, you know, be the New Year's baby. But he did. He just said if he wanted to come. You're glad to see you. Yes, I'm so in love with him. The family also received several gifts from staff, including a handmade quilt from Dr. Haley Trimble and a cake from delivering physician Dr. Timothy Thompson. Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Brianna Robinson.