The Week of October 28, 2019 — Elevator Doors, a Painted Room, Finish Work, and Other Updates
This week, I will again focus on the exterior of the building, the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian bridge, the Taylor Street emergency generator site, the west multistory pedestrian bridge, the interior buildout, the south, and north yards.
It was exciting to see some of the elevator door frames installed, but it was even more exciting was to see two elevator doors installed on the ground level elevators.
After a brief heatwave, the meteorologists promises a cooler week. Unfortunately, we will have strong Santa Ana winds, which heighten the fire danger.
The Elevators — Update
Elevator doors are being installed on level 1.I had to take a second look as I passed by the central elevator lobby on level “A.” There they were: Door frames around two of the four doors.Another view of two of the four-level “A” central elevators with doors frames installed. Soon drywall will be installed around the frames.One of the elevator installers is preparing to move his equipment and material up one floor. An elevator shaft looking three-stories down.An elevator technician working on top of one of the elevator cars. He Stands next to his workbench where he is able to work on smaller parts.Drywall around one of the elevator door frames.Preparing to load supplies and equipment on the elevators. The elevator crew no longer has to rely on the exterior lifts.
The Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge — Update
The Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian bridge is being prepared for a concrete pour during the early morning hours of October 30, 2019.
Level “A” — Update
The north east-west corridor that branches off of the northwest corridor. I am standing in what will be the vestibule, which will be behind controlled access. To the left is one of the windows for the positive pressure room for the adult hospital IP pharmacy. This room will be where sterile nonhazardous compounding will be done. To the right and down the corridor will be restrooms, lockers, a staff break room, an office, and a narcotics vault.Further down the hall on the left, the positive pressure room will be divided into an anteroom. To the right is the door to the office. On down the corridor, there is a window for another sterile hazardous compounding room, which will have negative pressure.At the end of the corridor and to the left is the unit dose/dry compound room. The image was taken from the small service pick-up room.From the end of the corridor, the unit dose/dry compound room is on the right and the small service pick-up room is on the left.Another view from the northeast corner.
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 🔨
