COVID-19 news for Thursday, April 16
COVID-19 donation update
We want to acknowledge and thank our generous community for their continued giving!
Total cash gifts received $707,215 which have funded:
- Two new medical tents, including one for the Murrieta campus
- Ventilators
- iPads for patient/family communication
- The Student Relief Fund
In-kind gifts or food valued at over $140,000 which include:
- Two temperature-controlled containers/trailers for LLUMC and Murrieta
- Masks (N95, paint masks, surgical, face shields, handmade)
- Gloves and other PPE and cleaning supplies
- Baby monitors to enhance communication between COVID patients and staff on the units
- iPads and Chromebooks
- Food items and meals from area restaurants
For information on how to donate, types of supplies we are accepting and donation locations please visit our COVID-19 giving page.
LLUH Command Center
Ext. 88555 or 909-558-8555
Operational hours: Daily from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Calls after hours to the Command Center are routed to the House Supervisor or Command Center Duty Officer.
Children's Hospital Communication Center
Ext. 55633
Operational hours: Daily 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Operational Updates
Richard Hart named a Becker’s Hospital Review 100 academic medical center CEO to know
Becker’s Hospital Review has named Loma Linda University Health President Richard Hart, MD, DrPH, as one of its 100 academic medical center CEOs to know in 2020. Becker’s Hospital Review is a leading healthcare publication showcasing news and analysis, commentary and strategy from industry leaders, best practices and business guidance. Hart has served as president of Loma Linda University Health since 2008, where he oversees the organization and remains involved in outreach to people in need locally and internationally.
Updates and events across the LLUH campus
Read more about:
- Campus Transformation town hall and 90 day communication plan
- New Life on the Line episodes
- University forums
Employee Spiritual Care
Mourning the new reality, yet remembering hope
by Randy Roberts
Psalm 42 speaks to us during these strange days
