Despite the continuing pandemic, the week of May 11, will be a hectic week. If everything goes as planned, the four generator fuel tanks will be set, the four generators will be delivered and set. Work will continue on the Main Entrance Canopy, The Loading Dock, and the East Parking Lot Retaining Wall. In addition, work on the east bound center turn lane is progressing. Forms are being set and concrete for the curbs and gutters may be poured by mid week.
However, the main focus of this week’s blog will be on what is happening behind the tower walls. It has been awhile since I have shared any images of the interior as I have wanted to be cautious due to the Covid-19 situation. I will begin this section with the floor 16 and 1/2, which is the helipad and patient lobby. From there we will work down to level one (1).
Pandemic Update
Floor 16 and 1/2 – The Helipad and Patient Lobby
A view of the helipad from the double doors that lead into the narrow patient lobby and emergency patient elevators (to the left) that can be overridden to go non-stop either to the emergency department or the operating room.
16th Floor – Conference Rooms
Facing northeast into the shell space that may be used for conference rooms and/or offices.A tame domestic white rock dove has taken up residence on the 16th floor Terrace Balcony. The bird stayed on the table looking at me as I took photos of the campus below.
15th Floor – Adult Med-Surg
Facing west down the adult Med/Surg floor of the Adult Hospital tower.A look further down the 15th floor with Med-Surg room on both sides of the corridor.Two angles of a med-surg partient room that faces north. Each private room also has a private bathroom. The tracks on the floor are for the sliding glass door.
14th Floor – Adult Med-Surg
Another adult Med-Surg floor.
13th Floor – Adult Med-Surg
12th Floor – Adult Med-Surg
11th Floor – Adult Med-Surg
10th Floor – Adult ICU
9th Floor – Adult ICU
Unfortunately, I was unable to enter the ninth floor from the east side as work was being done on the flooring.
8th Floor – Adult ICU
8th Floor – Transitioning Into the Elevator Tower Toward the Children’s Hospital Tower
8th Floor – Entering the Children’s Hospital PEDS Med-Surg
8th Floor – Transitioning Back Into the Elevator Tower Toward the Adult Hospital Tower
8th Floor – Reentering the Adult Hospital Tower
7th Floor – Adult ICU (Protective Environment)
6th Floor – Adult ICU (Protective Environment)
5th Floor – San Manuel Paternity Pavilion
Children’s Patient/Service Elevators.Adult patient elevators (two in center of image) and adult service elevators (2 at center left).The Adult Service elevators at the center left is the corridor to the center of the north east/west corridor that runs the length of the building.
4th Floor – The HVAC Mechanical Equipment (Non Patient)
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 🔨
why are some icu’s named protective environment and some arnt.
Dennis E. Park, MA
Protective Environment ICUs, I think mean what have been known as critical care units where critically ill patients require specialized and sometime long-term care. These rooms are positive pressure rooms where the HVAC system is balanced and are designed to protect critically ill patients as they struggle to recover from various types of illnesses.
why are some icu’s named protective environment and some arnt.
Protective Environment ICUs, I think mean what have been known as critical care units where critically ill patients require specialized and sometime long-term care. These rooms are positive pressure rooms where the HVAC system is balanced and are designed to protect critically ill patients as they struggle to recover from various types of illnesses.