Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda University Health
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Geography
LocationLoma Linda, California, United States
Coordinates34°03′09″N 117°15′51″W / 34.05250°N 117.26417°W / 34.05250; -117.26417
Organization
Care systemPrivate
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeTeaching hospital
Religious affiliationSeventh-day Adventist Church
Affiliated universityLoma Linda University
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I Trauma Center
Beds1,077
HelipadFAA LID: 94CL
History
Opened1905 (1905)
Links
Websitelluh.org/locations/loma-linda-university-medical-center
ListsHospitals in California

Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) is a teaching hospital in California's Inland Empire region. Opened in 1905, it is a level 1 trauma center and is staffed by nearly 900 faculty physicians and over 1,000 beds.

The main tower of the center was built in 1967 and is 9 stories high. At 16 stories, the new towers (built in 2021) are one of the tallest buildings in the Inland Empire. Because of its height and white coloration, it is possible to view the main hospital building from various locations around the San Bernardino valley and mountains.

Loma Linda University Medical Center made international news on October 26, 1984, when Dr. Leonard L. Bailey transplanted a baboon heart into Baby Fae, an infant born with a severe heart defect known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Baby Fae died a few weeks later; however, this effort led to the successful infant heart transplant program, with transplantation of human-to-human infant transplants.[1] LLUMC is home to the Venom E.R., which specializes in snake bites.

  1. ^ Altman, Laurence K. (October 28, 1984), "Baboon's Heart Implanted in Infant on Coast", New York Times, retrieved 2008-01-18