Alberta Health Services (AHS) will not be announcing the names of this year’s New Year’s babies however, The Drumheller Mail is confident it will be rewarding the family with the New Year’s baby in Drumheller.
On Wednesday, December 30, AHS announced it will not be divulging the names of the New Year’s Babies this year.
“Given the current restrictions in place at our healthcare facilities and ongoing health system challenges brought on by COVID-19, Alberta Health Services and Covenant Health will not be identifying or announcing this year’s New Year’s babies. We hope to resume this practice in 2022,” An AHS spokesperson said in a release.
“While we understand this is a traditional news event, it is simply not possible to invite media into our facilities at this time, or facilitate media interviews. In addition, our labour and delivery teams are extremely busy, and priority must be given to patient care in these extraordinary times.”
The Mail understands the extraordinary pressure the health system is under during this pandemic and the reason behind this announcement.
Annually the Mail has a New Year’s Baby contest, where the family of the winner is showered by thousands of dollars worth of gifts from generous sponsors.
We still wish to award the family and are asking if you are the family that delivers the New Year’s baby in Drumheller, or if you know of them, to please reach out to news@drumhellermail.com or call 403-823-2580 so we can make arrangements to present the prizes.
