TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As 2026 began, hospitals around Tampa Bay celebrated the first births of the new year, according to local hospitals.
HCA Florida Brandon Hospital
HCA Florida Brandon Hospital announced the arrival of its first baby born in the new year at 1:11 a.m. Baby Jack Theodore Gariepy weighed eight pounds and measured 21 inches long.
His parents, Kristen and Patrick Gariepy, are nurses at Brandon Hospital…