Loma Linda unveils rendering of new hospital
Officials at Loma Linda University Health said construction is in full swing as demolition and dirt moving make way for the transformational vision of the organization, including a new adult hospital and a new Children’s Hospital tower.
The official renderings for the new Loma Linda University Medical Center and Children’s Hospital towers were released Thursday. The groundbreaking is planned to take place in spring of 2016.
Hospital officials said California passed new seismic requirements for hospitals that mandate a new adult hospital by the year 2020.
“This has created a challenge that has been embraced as an opportunity to step forward in faith and an opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital that best serves patients, medical staff and the students who train at Loma Linda University Health,” said Richard H. Hart, MD, DrPH, president, Loma Linda University Health.
Slated for completion in December 2019, the new adult hospital and Children’s Hospital tower will meet the growing needs of the Inland Empire. While the total number of licensed beds will not be increasing, all of the rooms will be completely private, maximizing efficiency, utilization and quality of care, according to the hospital’s release.
The new adult hospital will have 288 licensed beds with a future capacity for 320; and the expanded Children’s Hospital will have a total of 349 licensed beds, which includes existing compliant beds and will have a future capacity of 377.
The new adult tower will be approximately 267 feet tall and the second tallest building in the Inland Empire.
According to the release, the entire vision for the future will include capital expenditures of about $1.4 billion. Beyond the Vision 2020 philanthropic campaign, additional funding for health care will come from state grants, bond financing, and cash flow from operations.
