March 2021 — A Major Milestone Was Reached: The Loma Linda University Campus Transformation Project (LLCTP) receives the ‘Staff and Stock’ go-ahead from OSHPD
The featured image for this post is of the modern Main Lobby information/ Security desk located on the first floor of the new Medical Center. Notice the chairs behind the desk. This large lobby is entered via the Galleria.
The Second Featured Image
For a featured image, one may ask “why this photo?” Why are two trucks and stacks of boxes on a loading dock selected for a featured image? Because this image represents a new phase, a MAJOR milestone in that the “Staff and Stock” phase has begun, which is out of the scope of the contractor’s hands. In other words, the informal transfer has begun. Although the contractor is still on site, selected staff from Loma Linda University Health can be in the building to begin stocking the various offices and clinic rooms.
Just a few days ago, on Linkedin, a social media platform for professionals, Senior Project Manager, Tim Duerst, at McCarthy Building Companies summed up his experience on with these words.
Four years ago McCarthy finished placing the first mat foundation pour totaling 5,500 CY [Cubic Yards] and last week the Campus Transformation Project for Loma Linda University Medical Center achieved Staff and Stock from OSHPD.
It is awesome to see today how far the entire project team has come and to think about what this new facility will mean to the community. I am glad to have been able to play my part in building this amazing project.
For more information on McCarthy and the Loma Linda University Project go to the following link: https://www.mccarthy.com/insights/mccarthy-healthcare-highlight-loma-linda-university-health
Achieving “Staff and Stock” simply means that OSHPD (California’s Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development) has given Loma Linda University Medical Center permission to allow staff to access the new building during the day. Currently, there are approximately 50 tradesmen inside the building finishing the last minute projects ordered by the inspectors.
To Celebrate the new “Staff and Stock” phase of the project the following images depict the six-year period that the Loma Linda University Campus Transformation Project has been front and center on the east side of the iconic cloverleaf towers. By the end of September 2018, the steel for the expanded Children’s Hospital topped out at 10-floors. The steel columns of the new adult hospital exceeded the height of the existing Medical Center.
The Main Lobby
Six Years in The Making
When I began this project, I never imagined that I would be making rounds in the year 2021. Not bad for an old retired guy who began his sojourn on the campus on a clear, cool, Monday, March 23, 1970. I will remember the smell of citrus blossoms that hung heavy in the air. Now that sweet aroma is but a memory.
Furniture and Equipment
The First Floor — Offices and Waiting Rooms
The First Floor — Dining Room
The Second Floor — Medical Center Radiology Registration and Waiting Room
Thirteenth Floor — Medical Surgical Floor
The 16th Floor — The Executive Board Room
Upon entering the Executive Board Room on the 16th floor, I was quite surprised to see the room full of boxes and patient monitors. Just as I was about to exit the room I heard some rustling of paper. Being the inquisitive type, I gravitated toward the sound. At the southwest end of the room, there was a makeshift office set up with someone reading a document on his computer screen. I learned that he was part of a team from GE Healthcare that would be assisting with equipment set up. On the opposite side of the room was another gentleman from GE who was unpacking a box. I was informed that they planned to be on-site for the next few months setting up GE equipment.