HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital welcomes first baby of 2026
January 06, 2026 
Welcome to the world, Declan!
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital is pleased to introduce the first baby born in 2026. Declan was born at 4 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2026, weighing 8 lbs., 13 oz. and measuring 21.5 in. long. She and her parents are from Sheboygan.
Declan and her mom are healthy and recovering well!
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital wishes Declan, her parents, their loved ones, and all in the community a happy and healthy new year.
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About Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS)
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, WI is part of Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), a Catholic health care ministry founded in 1875. Dedicated to our Mission to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through high-quality Franciscan health care, HSHS clinicians provide exceptional care centered on the whole person. Based in Springfield, Illinois, HSHS employs nearly 11,000 colleagues who provide care in 13 acute-care, children’s and critical-access hospitals and home health and hospice programs in Central and Southern Illinois and Eastern Wisconsin. HSHS is aligned with more than 1,000 primary and specialty physicians and advanced practitioners through its owned affiliates HSHS Medical Group and Prairie Cardiovascular and its partnership with Prevea Health. For more information about HSHS, visit hshs.org.
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital is pleased to introduce the first baby born in 2026. Declan was born at 4 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2026, weighing 8 lbs., 13 oz. and measuring 21.5 in. long. She and her parents are from Sheboygan.
Declan and her mom are healthy and recovering well!
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital wishes Declan, her parents, their loved ones, and all in the community a happy and healthy new year.
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About Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS)
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, WI is part of Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), a Catholic health care ministry founded in 1875. Dedicated to our Mission to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through high-quality Franciscan health care, HSHS clinicians provide exceptional care centered on the whole person. Based in Springfield, Illinois, HSHS employs nearly 11,000 colleagues who provide care in 13 acute-care, children’s and critical-access hospitals and home health and hospice programs in Central and Southern Illinois and Eastern Wisconsin. HSHS is aligned with more than 1,000 primary and specialty physicians and advanced practitioners through its owned affiliates HSHS Medical Group and Prairie Cardiovascular and its partnership with Prevea Health. For more information about HSHS, visit hshs.org.
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