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New Mayo hospital in La Crosse welcomes patients, including the building’s first birth
Patients have now been relocated into the new Mayo hospital building in La Crosse, and the newly-opened facility recorded its first birth a few hours after the move.
Hanna Mae Witt was born inside the new Mayo building late Tuesday, the day that patients were moved from the former Mayo and St. Francis building near West Avenue.
Mayo says Hanna’s mother, Sierra Witt, made history in two ways. Mrs. Witt was the first woman to have a baby in the new building, and was also the last patient to be moved out of the old hospital.
Departments have been moving into the new hospital gradually during September, with the patients finally being transferred this week.
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