Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical welcomed the hospital’s first baby of 2023 on January 1, 2023 at 11:57 a.m. Born to parents Nakul Paul and Aruna Bhamidipati of West New York, New Jersey, baby Leela Kumari Paul arrived weighing 7 pounds, 8.9 ounces, and measuring 19.5 inches long.

Congratulations to the happy family!