July 2021 — We Enter the Third Quarter of the Year & the Last Full Month Before the Grand Opening
The towers provide never-ending photographic opportunities to an observant photographer. This image was taken at 5:10 PM just shortly after the San Manuel Maternity Pavilion sign (lower center) was installed.On the first floor of the towers, In the main lobby, the security desk takes a prominent position off of the Galleria. Security is the first LLUCH department to have a presence (24/7) in the building.
The Featured Image for his post is of the hospital towers on the Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical Campus. The iconic clover-leaf towers (center right) anchored the Medical Center at the corner of Barton Road and Campus Street for over a half-century. With the completion of the new hospital towers, the medical campus encompasses one large block from Anderson Street to Campus Street and BartonRoad to Prospect Avenue.
As we begin the third quarter of 2021, the Loma Linda University Campus Project (LLUCTP) is nearing completion. On the outside: Landscapers and electricians are finishing with the grounds around the Northeast Parking Lot. A concrete ramp and stairs allowing access to the bus stop are to be constructed on the east side of the parking lot. At the corner of Barton Road and Anderson Street, there is currently a realignment of the westbound curb, which when completed will widen the north lane for the bus stop. This adjustment will allow a better traffic flow and will open both lanes of traffic to emergency vehicles that will need to enter the south entrance to the emergency departments. On the north side of Barton Road at the southeast corner of the existing Children’s Hospital, work continues on the foundation for the elevator tower that will connect the new Barton Road Pedestrian Bridge to the Parking Structure P4. In addition to constructing the Elevator Tower, two columns and a support beam will be constructed to line up with the second floor of Parking Structure P4. Two columns will be constructed along with support beams in the median. Two columns and a support bean will be constructed near the north side of Barton Road. The final two columns and a support beam will be constructed approximately 50 feet north, which will align with the north elevator tower. Before extensive work can begin in the median, a storm drain and vault must be rerouted. There may be some minor traffic delays while construction goes on in the median.
The tower of spiritual healing (Loma Linda University Church) is in the foreground with the tower of physical healing (Loma Linda University Medical Center) in the background.
July 30, 2021
The Interior
In the late afternoon, I took the elevator alone to the 16th floor to photograph a couple of donor plaques. As the 16th floor will be off limits to the general public after the hospital opens, I took advantage of what may be my last trip to that floor. Hopefully, next week I may make it to the Terrace/Balcony for one more grand view of the campus and the surrounding valley.A unit secretary is moving files from the 6th floor of the current Medical Center to the 12th floor of the new Medical Center. When asked how she was going to get her work done next week with half of the office files at the new hospital she smiled and said: “That is a very good question.”Two men from the York Framing Company carefully carry Nathan Greene’s painting “Little Lamb Awake” the first in a series of 12 paintings, down the Grand Hallway where the paint will be set in its custom frame and hung on the south wall at the west end of the hall. To their left is David Colwell, Advancement Operations Officer for Loma Linda University Health.The picture frame leans against the wall. The painting leans against the opposite wall. I am not allowed to post the actual painting until after the hospital opens on Sunday, August 8, 2021.Attaching the painting to the frame.The track from which the oil painting will hang.Inside the Galleria. To the right is the Main Entrance. The doors, center right, enter into the Children’s Lobby. The door on the opposite side enter into the Adult Lobby. The desk, center left, is the information and sign in desk.A closeup of the Adult Lobby. Behind the door at the far left is the Chapel. Before the Chapel is a narrow hallway that leads to two Prayer Rooms with another entrance to the Chapel.To the left of the Grand Hallway is the Dining Room and the Cafeteria.
The Campus
A laborer cleans the podium if the large Monument sign at the corner of Anderson Street and Prospect Avenue.
As of Friday, 07.30.21, the trees and shrubs between Prospect Avenue, and the the fire lane have been planted. For all practical purposes, I would say that the landscaping is 98 – 99% completed. In recent days, I have noticed crews from the Loma Linda University Health Landscaping Department working on the campus.Newly installed Wayfinding sign at the entrance to the East Parking Lot.
July 29, 2021
The Interior
My days of roaming the hospital floors unimpeded are rapidly coming to an end! Once the hospitals open on August 8, 2021, I must follow the rules either as an authorized visitor or patient.
The last look at the completed cafeteria before the Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical Campus opens.An employee From Housekeeping Services cleans the Dining room floor.A lone Medical Center employee walks down the Grand Hallway toward the Main Lobby. The Children’s Lobby inside the Galleria with the Come Unto Me sculpture and Prayer Garden just outside the windows.
The Campus
When I arrived on site this morning, the crew from the sign company were preparing to connect the wiring for the lights inside the monument sign located at the Corner of Anderson Steet and Prospect Avenue.The monument sign, on the day of installation, at the corner of Anderson Street and Prospect Avenue. A closeup of the monument sign located at the corner of Anderson Street and Prospect Avenue. Facing South Between Anderson Street and the Fire Lane: The landscapers are planting ground cover and shrubs as they near the northeast section of the site (the corner of Anderson Street and Prospect Ave).Facing North: Between the Fire Lane and Anderson Street the Landscapers work toward the northeast corner of the site at the corner of Anderson Street and Prospect Avenue.The safety railings for the Anderson Street stairs were delivrered and will soon be installed.Above the east parking lot, the sign company crew was back up on the telescopic boom to work on the San Manuel Maternity Pavilion sign.
July 28, 2021
A sign company is installing the mounting track for the San Manuel Maternity Pavilion sign.A closeup of the newly mounted San Manuel Maternity Pavilion sign.At the main exit (Prospect Avenue and Taylor Court), a Wayfinding sign was installed on July 28.2021.A Wayfinding sign was installed on the northeast corner of the northeast parking lot. It appears the landscapers will need to prune the tree or relocate it further from the edge of the sign.By 9:30 AM, the concrete on which the Monument sign will rest is being prepped before the frame is installed. This week the construction security fence that had been up along Prospect Avenue since the fall of 2015 has been removed and replaced with yellow “caution” tape. The removal of the fence is a good sign. Hopefully, the rest of the fencing will be removed sometime next week.At the Ambulance Patient Receiving Entrance: The Loma Linda University Environmental Health Department in tandum with the Loma Linda University Health Emergency Department held an all-day disaster drill in the new Adult and Children’s Emergency Departments. I was told this was the only time that such a drill could take place before the Emergency Department opened its doors.By the end of the work day, the Monument Sign’s frame had been installed on the concrete foundation.Near the corner of Barton Road and Anderson Street, the Omnitrans’ bus stop canopy was relocated to the new platform.
July 26, 2021
And on the morning twelve days before the virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony, the Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical campus wakes up to much-needed rain.In the afternoon the rain and clouds disappeared. The Medical Center towers, the old and the new.
July 25, 2021
The north elevation of the new Loma Linda University Medical Center on the Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical Campus.The completed Main Entrance Canopy.The completed Main Lobby facing west down the Grand Hallway, and to the left is the donor wall and to the left is the security desk.The Main Lobby and Grand Hallway facing east. To the left is the donor wall and to the right, out of view, is the security desk. Down the Grand Hallway to the right is the Cafeteria and the Dining Room. The corridor just beyond the donor wall leads into the Galleria and Children’s Lobby.Fifth floor (San Manuel Maternity Pavilion) family waiting room.
July 23, 2021
The LLUH Groundskeepers are setting out trash recepticales around the campus.Pad form for the Wayfinding sign on the northeast side of the northeast parking lot.The rebar cage for the Monument sign located at the corner of Anderson Street and Prospect Avenue was temporaily set in the footing trench.
July 8, 2021
Delivery trucks and service trucks are frequent visitors to the unloading dock.
July 7, 2021
Preparing to plant a large boxed tree (center left) near the curve in the fire lane on the northeast section of the campus.The morning sun knocks on the upper floors of the new Loma Linda University Medical Center.Deliveries and receiving of medical supplies and equipment continue throughout the day.The flags are clearly visible from the Adult Lobby in the Galleria.A peaceful view of the “Come Unto Me” statues surrounded by trees as viewed from the Children’s Lobby inside the Galleria.
July 6, 2021
A delightful morning view of the Main Entrance Canopy as photographed from the east. The above is the first image taken of the Main Entrance Canopy after its completion and the equipment was moved from obstructing the view. This patio was just completed. it is situated east of the Main Entrance Canopy and is positioned in a large planter-island that separates the east parking lot and the northeast parking lot.
July 4, 2021
Happy July 4 to you and your family!
July 1, 2021
The Interior: More Evidence That the Project is Nearing Completion
As I entered the ambulance patient entry door, I noticed some new deliveries in the hallway.
The Adult Emergency Department – Waiting Room/Lobby
Some of the furniture comes equipped with charging stations.
The Adult Emergency Department – Treatment Rooms
Exam (Triage) Rooms.A charting alcove between two exam/treatment rooms.One of the trauma rooms
The Children’s Emergency Department – Waiting Room/Lobby
Waiting Room and Lobby as viewed from the back of the room.Waiting Room and Lobby as viewed from the front of the room. The main entrance is to the right. Check-In is at center-right.Waiting Room and Lobby as viewed from the southeast corner.
Around the Campus
The Main Entrance and the Northeast Parking Lot
The island in front of the Main Entrance Canopy.The flags were recently raised for the first time at the new location.Directional sign at the corner of Prospect Avenue and Tailor Court.The Manin Entrance at Prospect Avenue and Taylor Court. The workers are preparing to asphalt the trench that runs electrical conduit to the Main Entrance sign.The final parking lot light pole (center) was set.An example of the tall bollard path lights that are stationed around the campus.Prepping the sidewalk for sealing.From center to bottom center is the rough grade for the sidewalk. At the far end, stairs will be built leading from Anderson Street to the parking lot.On the east side of the Northeast Parking Lot, stairs will connect Anderson Street to the parking lot and the Medical Center.
At Barton Road and Anderson Street — Realignment of the Bus Stop
At the corner of Barton Road and Anderson Street, the right (north) lane is being widened to accommodate the bus stop relocation.
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 🔨
