June 4, 1999

Joanne Pantaliere and Derek Cipriano were looking forward to getting married in the near future. When their little girl Isabella was born May 27 at the MGH, however, they were so overjoyed with her arrival they decided to marry the next day on Ellison 13 and include their tiny new family member in the ceremony. Staff members from the floor, who donated the wedding cake and decorations, attended the ceremony, which was led by Rev. Ana R. Higbee-Barzola of the MGH Chaplaincy. "A good time was had by all," said Leslie Payne, a patient care information assistant on Ellison 13, "even the baby."