Doctors and nurses at an Oshawa, Ont., hospital celebrated the birth of a very special newborn on Saturday, holding a naming ceremony for a rare peregrine falcon that hatched on the hospital’s roof earlier this month.

The newborn chick weighed in at 0.91 kilograms and is said to be in good health.

Lakeridge Health held a naming contest for the falcon chick on Friday, asking hospital doctors, staff and the public to submit their ideas through social media.

After receiving more than 200 suggestions in 24 hours, staff agreed on the name "Salveo" which means "to be well" or "to be in good health" in Latin.

Lakeridge Health president and CEO Kevin Empey said staff were excited about the hospital’s newest feathered friend.

"We’re thrilled to have these rare birds as our guests. Our motto is ‘we love babies’ and it’s pretty clear we love bird babies too," Empey said in a statement released by the hospital on Saturday.

Peregrine falcons are listed as protected species and are known as one of the fastest birds in the animal kingdom, flying at speeds of more than 310 kilometres per hour.

The feathered family was spotted by engineers who were working on the hospital’s roof earlier this week. The workers eventually noticed what they thought was an egg, but officials say “Salveo” actually hatched approximately a month ago.

"When we first noticed them, we altered birding professional because they can track each one. And now they have a new baby to track," Empey said.

Wildlife officials say this is the first time a family of peregrine falcons has nested in the Oshawa area.

The Canadian Peregrine Foundation and Ministry of Natural Resources visited the hospital on Saturday to tag the bird and record her official name.

Wildlife officials believe the baby bird's mother, Alfrieda, originates from Buffalo while father, Simcoe, was hatched in Toronto.

Experts say there are currently about 85 pairs of peregrine falcons resting in Ontario. Both the federal and provincial governments have been working to increase the number of falcons in the province, tagging the birds to track their migration across Ontario.

Peregrine falcons are considered extremely valuable to researchers because they feed on the same food as humans and can help predict future changes in land mass.

With a report from CTV Toronto's Colin D'Mello.