First baby born in 2023 at Essentia Health-Fargo

Fargo, North Dakota – LeeAnna Starr Gonzalez Mendez was born at the Essentia Health-Fargo at 2:47 a.m. on New Year’s Day.

Alex Gonzalez and Takeasha Hull of Lisbon welcomed their baby girl, who weighed eight pounds, and thirteen ounces.

The first child to be born at Essentia Health-Fargo in 2023 was named LeeAnna.

Hull claims that four additional names of “strong, independent” women in the family served as the inspiration for her daughter’s name.