Family of first baby born at new Staten Island birth center reunite with doctors, donors who launched scholarship in tot’s name

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Talk about a full-circle moment!

Four months after taking her very first breaths at Staten Island University Hospital’s new Gruppuso Family Women and Newborn Center , baby Elianna Elizabeth Cerrati returned—and once again, she stole the show.

Born on May 19 at 7:50 a.m. to Staten Island natives Kristen and Gerardo Cerrati, Elianna weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces, and measured 19.3 inches long.

Her arrival marked a milestone for both her family and the hospital: Elianna was the very first baby delivered in the newly opened state-of-the-art facility.

Under the expert care of Dr. Christopher LaPorta, OB-GYN with Northwell Health Physician Partners, Elianna’s birth represented not just a personal joy for her family but the beginning of a new chapter in maternal and newbo