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Emily and William dominated the list of the top baby names at Forsyth Medical Centers Sara Lee Center for Womens Health in 2003. Emily has also been the most popular baby name for girls in the United States since 1996, according to the Social Security Administration. William ranked eleventh among boys names across the country in 2002, but was first in the state of North Carolina. Emily ranked third in the state in 2002, behind Madison.

More than 6,000 babies are born each year at the Sara Lee Center, and its interesting to see what names parents choose for their new sons and daughters. Those names are often chosen for a number of reasons family names, Biblical names, favorite soap opera, movie or television stars, or because its currently the most popular name.

The top five list of names for girls in 2003 at the Sara Lee Center included (in order): Emily, Emma, Madison, Abby, and Olivia. The top five list for boys included (in order): William, Jacob, Joshua, Matthew, and John and David (tied for fifth place).

The Sara Lee Center for Womens Health at Forsyth Medical Center is the second largest birthing center in North Carolina. It offers a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) that admits more high-risk, low birth weight babies annually than any other NICU in the nation. In 2002, the staff of the NICU cared for 989 babies. The Sara Lee Center also has one of the highest success rates in the nation in caring for high-risk babies. Based on the Vermont Oxford, a comparison of more than 350 NICUs nationwide, the NICU at the Sara Lee Center for Womens Health ranks in the top one percent on length of stay before babies go home, and the top seven percent for infection control, a leading cause of death in premature and low birth weight babies.

Forsyth Medical Center is one of six hospitals that are part of Novant Health, a not-for-profit healthcare system based in North Carolina. In addition to Forsyth Medical Center, other hospital affiliates include Medical Park Hospital in Winston-Salem and Thomasville Medical Center in Thomasville; also Presbyterian Hospital, Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital and Presbyterian Hospital Matthews in the Charlotte area. Other facilities and programs of Novant Health include three philanthropic foundations, two nursing home and senior residential facilities, physician clinics, outpatient surgery and diagnostic centers, rehabilitation programs and community health outreach programs.

Novant Health has been nationally recognized as the Best in Industry for Working Mothers by Working Mother Magazine and one of the Top 40 Family-Friendly NC Companies by Charlotte Parent and Piedmont Parent magazines. Additionally, Novant Health has been named to the 2002 SMG Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks in the country.