April 15, 2021 — The Final Days Before the LLUCTP Receives the Certificate of Occupancy.
The featured image for this post is of the sculptured citrus flower nestled between the two towers of healing on the Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical Campus. It is only fitting that the citrus flower is featured in this photo in that the land on which the towers rise was a citrus grove before the existing Medical Center was built.
Today, April 15, 2021, there is a high level of anticipation, as the workers go about finishing last-minute items on their punch lists, before tomorrow’s inspection. I saw painters, ladders, and technicians making little adjustments. I observed electricians, concrete finishers buffing the main entrance concrete, and other tradesmen doing what they do best to finish the job. The noise of the construction is gone, replaced by a few voices of those from the ‘staff and stock’ brigade, and a few equipment reps who walk the halls. Once the Certificated of Occupancy is granted, Loma Linda University Health will have access control of the premises 24/7.
Making Rounds In and Outside the New Hospitals
Inside the Tunnel and the Two Connecting Bridges
The Connecting Tunnel
The West Connecting Bridge
The Second Floor
The Third Floor Connecting Bridge
Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge — Second Floor
Third Floor: Pre-Op
Third Floor: Surgery Wing
Third Floor: Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
The Tenth Floor — Adult ICU
Raised Letter Hospital Wayfinding Signs (Internal)
It should be noted that the background colors are not exact due to the lighting or the lack thereof at the time the images were taken.
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 🔨