New Orlando Health hospital introduces digital footprints for babies

LAKE MARY, Fla. – A baby’s footprints taken in the hospital are one of their first forms of identification.

Today, they’re much more than a family keepsake thanks to technology.

An updated process is making baby’s first footprints easier to make, keep track of, and utilize in case of emergency.

Bridgett Ellison, an anchor for News 6, visited the New Orlando Health Lake Mary Center for Women and Babies to explore a unique feature known as the “digital footprint.”

“He’s full of personality and he’s gonna let you know he’s here,” Daniece Bibbins said about her new baby.

The Bibbins family, who recently celebrated the arrival of their second child, named Amir, shared their positive experience at the new hospital. Daniece, the mother, expressed her delight with the new digital footprint system that captures the baby’s footprints.

According to Daniece, having the digital footprint system is not only convenient but also essential. She mentioned that apart from the footprints, the hospital also took a picture of her baby’s face. She emphasized the convenience of having all this information readily accessible, describing it as truly remarkable.

The system by Certascan saves both time and space for busy hospitals, while also connecting families to resources they need in case of certain types of emergencies.

“We couple the footprint along with mom’s fingerprint as well as an image of the baby’s face. So those three linked together can add that extra layer of identification for the baby,” said Rose Palmer, director of Women’s Services.

Bibbins says having the footprints accessible online will really help out.

“And it’s right there. Instead of having to go look for, how we can be sometimes as moms, having to pull out everything, keep everything here and there, but it’s there for you to easily access,” she said.

The digital system has been around several years now, but the roll out is still ongoing at individual hospitals across the country.

Certascan’s CEO says the system is being used at six other hospitals across Central Florida.