Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) is a teaching hospital of Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California, United States. LLUMC is home to the Venom E.R, which specializes in snake bites. The medical center serves as a level I trauma center for San Bernardino County and the rest of the Inland Empire. It is one of two closest trauma centers for those who have accidents on I-15 or I-40. UMC in Las Vegas, Nevada is the other closest trauma center.

The main tower of the center was built in 1967 and is 11-stories high. It is one of the tallest buildings in the Inland Empire.

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 left hypoplastic heart. Unfortunately, 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.

Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Located adjacent to LLUMC is Loma Linda University Children's Hospital which is part of a medical complex which houses various campuses of Loma Linda University schools.

Loma Linda University
These campuses include the schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, allied health, graduate school, and public health. Loma Linda University is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The Proton Center
Loma Linda University Medical Center has also made history with the first use of protons in medical therapy. On October 20, 1990, the first patient was treated with the proton accelerator.