A Visit to the Fifth Floor — The San Manuel Maternity Pavilion — Update
Construction is at a point on the fifth floor that I am able to move about without getting in the way of the workers. Now is the time, before another crew brings in their equipment and materials to take a look at the progress to date.
The fisheye look of these images was taken with a GoPro Hero7 Black to give a wider field of view.
The tour will begin at the northeast corner of the floor, which is one of the postpartum sides. We’ll continue on down the corridor stopping at the well-baby nursery, and on down to the west end of the hall where there is a staff lounge. In no way is this post an exhaustive portrayal of the maternity pavilion. Hopefully, in a limited way, this post will give the viewer a good idea of the medical services (sans the equipment and furnishings) that this floor will one day provide.
A 384-foot Walk, From East to West, Down the North Corridor of the San Manuel Maternity Pavilion.
Looking down the corridor, facing west: To the left (1) is the east end north-south corridor; (2) the hall to the emergency stairwell; (3), (4) and (5) doors to postpartum patient rooms; (6) nurses station.A few steps down the corridor, we come to the nurse’s stations (1) that are located directly in front of the postpartum patient rooms (2), and opposite the postpartum room south of the corridor. Three (3) is the door to a small housekeeping supply room. The majority of the postpartum patient rooms (1) are configured like this room; to the left (2) is the bathroom with a commode, shower, and sink; the headwall (3)–where the head of the bed is placed–incorporates all the necessary functions that facilitate the all the patient care accessories such as electrical outlets, medical gas connections, etc; on the opposite wall from the bathroom is a vanity, which will include a good size countertop with a sink. An example of an aesthetically pleasing headwall, which is in the process of being installed.The bathroom in a postpartum patient’s room. The room will include a sink (3); a shower (2); and a commode (3).A view (from the northeast corner) of the postpartum patient room (1); the windows (2) facing north; the headwall (3); door to the bathroom (4); and the corridor (5).From this angle, we see the doors to the patient’s postpartum rooms. The nurse’s stations will be positioned perpendicular to the rooms in the space between the rooms and corridor to the left.Halfway down the corridor to the left are the elevators. On the opposite side, behind the camera, there is a short hallway that turns into the family waiting room.Stepping back into the corridor facing west the elevators (1) are to the left; the family waiting room (2) is to the right; the door to the receptionist (3) is to the right; a small alcove (4) is set in the wall before the public unisex restroom (5). At the end of the hall (6) and to the right is the door to a lactation room.Opposite and across the hall from the elevator lobby is the family waiting room, which doglegs to the right at the windows.The family waiting room that doglegged to the right from the main room.Facing the receptionist office and desk window from the family waiting room. At center-left is the east-west corridor. Crossing the corridor, one comes to the elevator lobby.As one goes west down the corridor where it doglegs to the left one come upon the lactation room door (1); the door to the well-baby nursery (2); another door (1) inside the well-baby nursery enters into the lactation room. The well-baby door (2) services as a door to the chartroom (3) where a window is placed. The well-baby nursery (4) is beyond the chartroom.Inside the well-baby nursery.At the far right of the well-baby nursery is a neonatal exam room and to the right of that room is a workroom.Well-baby nursery as viewed from the neonatal exam room doorway.After coming out of the well-baby nursery, the corridor doglegs to the right and runs to the west end of the building. (1) Storage room for formulas and breast milk; (2) Public unisex restroom; (3) double doors; (4) Soiled linen holding room; (5) ANTE room for sterile gowns, etc. (6) Medicine prep room; (7) Postpartum patient airborne infection isolation room; (8) Postpartum nursing stations; (9) postpartum patient rooms on both sides of the the corridor; and (10) the west end of the north corridor.As we pass through what will be double doors. we come across more postpartum patient rooms on both sides of the corridor with nursing stations positioned on the left. In this image, we can clearly see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. In this case, the light is coming from two windows at the west end of the corridor. As we progress down the last of the postpartum patient rooms (1) is on the left; two (2) is the last of the nurse’s stations; on the right side of the corridor (3) three more postpartum patient rooms continue down the hall; to the left (4) the main corridor turns into the main north-south corridor that goes the full width of the floor some 252-feet. Beyond the corridor to the left, the main corridor continues a few more feet where on the right there is a staff restroom and a staff lounge. On the left, there is a small alcove. Five (5) is the end of the long corridor.At last, we come to the end of the long corridor with the two windows on the left. The staff lounge, which is on the northwest corner, is Straight ahead. The staff restroom is to the right.Inside the staff lounge as viewed from the northwest corner.Upon exiting the staff lounge we turn left (facing east from where we came. On the left, the postpartum patient rooms (1) run down the left side of the corridor; on the right (2) the north-south corridor begins; nurses station and postpartum patient rooms (3) are located on the right side of the corridor.
The North-South corridor on the West Side of the Pavilion
As one enters the north-south corridor, the wide door takes one to the vestibule that leads to the emergency stairs. Across the corridor and a few doors down is a staff lounge, with windows facing the east over the podium roof.The room next to the staff lounge is a labor and delivery room. This room is in the framing stage. Part of the headwall is in place. Between the first labor and delivery room and the east-west corridor is the second labor and delivery room.Approximately halfway down the corridor, we come to another corridor that runs east to west on the left (east). To the right is a small hallway: On the left (1) is a medication prep room; across the room are two patient/staff elevators (2); a housekeeping room (3) is next door; room (4) is an electrical room.The narrow east-west corridor that parallels the windows. On the right
After graduate school Dennis accepted a position at Loma Linda University. He worked there for 42 years in the areas of administration and financial management, also teaching accounting and management to dietetic students at the School of Public Health. Through the years Dennis has chronicled the growth of the campus, including the construction of the Drayson Center and the Centennial Complex and the razing of Gentry Gym. He is the author of "The Mound City Chronicles: A Pictorial History of Loma Linda University, A Health Sciences Institution 1905 - 2005." dEp 09.30.2016 🔨
