MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
January 1, 2026
London Health Sciences Centre welcomes first baby of 2026
LONDON, Ontario – London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is pleased to announce the first baby of the new year has arrived. Baby Bryson was born at 1:28 a.m. and weighed 7lb 1oz. The baby is welcomed by parents Brooklyn Lemieux and Michael Carlsen.
Photo - Baby Bryson Carlsen - Photo courtesy of mother Brooklyn Lemieux
To welcome the first baby of 2026, the London Shoppers Drug Mart owners have generously donated a large gift basket, through the London Health Sciences Foundation (LHSF) for the baby and their family.
Shoppers Drug Mart has proudly served London and the surrounding region for more than 25 years. As a part of their ongoing commitment to the health and well-being of parents in the community, the pharmacist-owners and staff of Shoppers Drug Mart stores are pleased to welcome the first baby of the new year to London.
LHSC, London Health Sciences Foundation, and Children’s Health Foundation would like to thank the London Shoppers Drug Mart owners for their generous donation of the gift basket.
In addition to the Shoppers Drug Mart gift basket, the Children’s Health Foundation has included a onesie, baby blanket and a teddy bear for the first-born baby of the new year.
LHSC welcomes more than six thousand newborns each year.
-30-
About London Health Sciences Centre
London Health Sciences Centre has been at the forefront of medicine in Canada for 150 years and offers the broadest range of specialized clinical services in Ontario. Building on the traditions of its founding hospitals to provide compassionate care in an academic teaching setting, London Health Sciences Centre is home to Children’s Hospital, University Hospital, Victoria Hospital, the Kidney Care Centre, two family medical centres, and two research institutes – Children’s Health Research Institute and Lawson Health Research Institute. As a leader in medical discovery and health research, London Health Sciences Centre has a history of over 65 international and national firsts and attracts top clinicians and researchers from around the world. As a regional referral centre, London Health Sciences Centre cares for the most medically complex patients including critically injured adults and children in southwestern Ontario and beyond. The hospital’s nearly 15,000 staff, physicians, students and volunteers provide care for more than one million patient visits a year. For more information visit www.lhsc.on.ca
Contact Information:
Celine Zadorsky
Senior Media Relations Consultant
London Health Sciences Centre
Cell: 226-927-2309
After-hours assistance:
Call LHSC Switchboard at 519-685-8500 and ask to page the communication consultant on-call.
Like us on Facebook at LHSC Canada, follow us on Twitter @LHSCCanada and watch us on YouTube at LHSCCanada.
