HSHS hospitals in Illinois announced their top baby names of 2023.  In Springfield, at HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Hudson was the top boy's name and Aurora was the top girl's name.  In HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon, Oliver was the top boy's name and Amelia was the top girl's name.  In Effingham, at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, the top boy's name was Oliver and the top girl's name was Harper.  At HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese, the top boy's name is Wyatt and the top girl's name is Ava.  At HSHS St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield, the top boy's name was tied between Liam and Ryker, and Eleanor was the top girl’s name.  

There were over 4,400 babies delivered at those hospitals in 2023.  The Women and Infant Centers at these HSHS Illinois hospitals in Springfield, O’Fallon, Effingham, Breese, and Litchfield provide quality and compassionate care for women and infants throughout pregnancy, labor, delivery, and in the time after delivery.  In addition, HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital in Springfield is an award-winning hospital delivering pediatric services, including the area’s only Level III NICU, cancer care, ICU and inpatient units, rehabilitation programs, and more.  

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