Floor by Floor Virtual Tours of the Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical Campus — This Blog Features the Roof, Helipad, and the 16th Floor
The featured image is of the Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical Campus towers on a beautiful, clear day.
The Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical Campus towers are far enough along now to take the website visitors on virtual tours floor by floor. We will begin the first tour with the 16th floor. However, few people will be able to see the mechanical room in the elevator tower, the roof (17th floor) or the helipad (16th and a half floor), we will begin the tour there. Incidentally, the views from these locations (except for the mechanical room) are spectacular, especially on a clear day!
The Scope of This Post
From the center of the helipad, looking east, we see the roof of the adult tower’s east wing above the 16th floor. The elevator tower is center right right.
The Mechanical Room in the Elevator Tower
The east side of the mechanical room. The door at the end leads out to the roof.The east side mechanical room as viewed from the door leading to the roof. The door to the elevator mechanical room is at center right.The elevator control room next to the mechanical room in the elevator tower.
The East Adult Tower’s Roof
A view of the San Bernardino Mountains facing east. The door to the elevator tower mechanical room is to the right.HVAC venting systems and other mechanical equipment have been installed on the roof.
The Helipad
The view of the helipad from the north.The moon is positioned over the helipad.A view of the helipad from the adult tower’s east wing. From this location one has a nice view the Medical center towers and north helipad on top of the Medical Center’s research wing. The helipad and ramp as viewed from the double doors that will receive patients as they are wheeled into a small vestibule where a dedicated emergency elevator will be waiting. This area has been dubbed the 16th and a half floor.The helipad as viewed from the roof of the east adult tower. Corner left is the roof of the Children’s Hospital west wing.In this image showing the total length of the patient lobby, To the right just out of the frame are the double doors that the patients will be wheeled through before they are whisked to the emergency patient elevators located at center left. A closer view of the helipad patient receiving vestibule with the elevators to the left. Just off the left arm of the inspector are the stairs that lead to the 16th floor.The emergency exit door that will open onto the helipad side of the roof.The16th floor emergency door exit opens to the north side of the roof.The helipad underside as it appears from the roof. For some strange reason the pad looks like a spaceship that landed on the roof.The four directions of the compass from the helipad.
The 16th Floor
A breathtaking panoramic view of the campus and the mountains beyond as viewed from the 16th floor balcony terrace.The rough sketch of the layout for the 16th floor shows the location of various rooms, elevators, and hallways. The numbers correspond to the photos that follow. The descriptions for the letters are noted on the sketch. The layout is approximate and is to be used for illustrative purposes only.
The East Wing
The east wing runs east to west and includes the following areas: #1: The Terrace Balcony, #2: Conference Rooms/ Offices, #3 Mechanical Room, #4: Vestibule to the Stairs that lead to the 15th Floor.
#1 The Balcony Terrace facing the northwest.#1 The Balcony Terrace facing the northeast.#2 On the south side of the Terrace windows is presently a large shell of a room, which will be use as conference rooms and/or offices. The open door (upper center) at the end of the room leads into the mechanical room, which takes up the majority of the east end of the floor. To the left of the open door is a glass door that leads out to the balcony terrace. #2 At the west end of the east wings conference room/office area there is a large shaft that leads to the roof for HVAC venting.#3 The mechanical room that is in the southeast corner of the east/west wing.#4 The stairs that lead down to the 15th floor. These stairs are accessed from the east door on the balcony terrace.
The West Wing
The west wing runs north to south and includes the following areas: #1: The Executive Boardroom, #2: Public Restrooms, #3 Adult Public Elevators, #4: Adult Patient Elevator and Adult Service Elevator #5: Vestibule to the Stairs That Lead to the 15th Floor.
#5 Executive Board Room from the southwest corner.#5 The Executive Board Room from the northeast corner.#6 An east/west corridor that leads from the north-south wing to the east-west wing. To the left, at the other side of the wall, is the executive board room. Where the two carts are to the right, there is a vestibule for the public elevators. Two elevators are on the east side and two are located on the west wall. #7 The adult public elevators across the hall from the executive boardroom, and off of the main east/west corridor, #8 The north/south hallway crosses the east/west corridor. Ahead are the restroom, behind is a back door to the executive boardroom and a door to the small audiovisual room. To the left is the east wing.#6 At the junction of the main east/west corridor and the east halway facing west. The double doors to the right lead into the executive board room.#9 Just beyond the elevator vestibule, the east west corridor ties into the east side corridor that runs north to south. From this vantage point one has a delightful view toward Redlands and beyond. On the right of the hallway there are the men’s public restrooms and the women’s restroom bisected by a narrow east/west hallway. The stairs that lead up to the emergency patient vestibule off of the helipad ramp are at the west end of the hallway,#10 The end of the east side north/south hallway. To the right is a small vestibule and the stairs going to the 15th floor.#11 The south side of the west wing where a narrow vestibule that leads to the stairs going to the 15th floor.#12 The narrow east/west hallway bisecting the restroom. There are only two doors that are on the right (south) side of the hall. The closest door to the north/south corridor is for housekeeping, while the second door, more to the center, opens to an energized electrical room.#13 The narrow hallway bisecting the restrooms intersects at this north/south hallway. To the north (straight ahead) is the executive board room. Behind is the adult patient elevator, and the service elevator.#14 Inside the women’s public restroom, which is located off of the main north/south corridor just past the narrow east/west hallway.#15 The men’s public restroom.
Views From Above
Have you ever wondered what the ground below would look like as viewed from the roof of the Adult Tower? Wonder no more…the following images will provide a birds eye view of the campus below.
The west side connecting corridor as viewed from the roof of the helipads side of the adult tower.A view of the former entrance to the Loma Linda University Medical Center from the corner of the roof where the helipad is located.
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 🔨
