Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital’s landmark 20th anniversary isn’t until 2018, but the hospital is celebrating a sweet milestone in 2016: The first baby that was born at the hospital is graduating high school, preparing for college and just turned 18.
As one of the original services offered at the hospital when it officially opened on March 2, 1998, the Birthing Center delivered its first baby less than a week after opening. On March 8 at 6:15 p.m., Logan Chase Pate was born to Martin and Pam Pate, weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces and measuring 21 inches.
HMSL delivers an average of 300 babies every month, which correlates to 3,600 babies per year. Since Logan’s birth, more than 60,000 babies have been born at the hospital, but Pam had a one-of-a-kind experience as the first labor and delivery patient to be admitted. Pam compares her experience at our Birthing Center to being the inaugural guest at a gleaming new hotel, complete with room service and a jacuzzi in her delivery suite. Such amenities were things she and her husband, Martin, had never seen before at a hospital.
Eighteen years later, Logan is a senior at Fort Bend ISD’s Travis High School and has a passion for golf. He’s been playing competitively for seven years, winning or placing across the state, and has earned numerous awards for his success in the sport. Logan has been the District Champion for two years for Travis High School and played at the State Tournament in 2015. In addition to these accomplishments, Logan helps young athletes reach their goals by volunteering as an instructor for the First Tee of Greater Houston. Logan is considering attending The University of Arkansas, Little Rock, or McClennan Community College in Waco to play golf and study Criminal Justice. Pam claims there isn’t a time when she, Martin or Logan do not reflect on Logan’s memorable birth whenever they drive by or visit Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital.