Scope - Volume 03, Number 13

              Loroa Linda University
Loma Linda, Calif. 92354 V
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Vol. 3, No. 13 Friday, January 28, 1966
Structural Completion Celebrated
CEREMONIAL, PART* ATTENDING the University Medical Cen
ter " topping- out" ceremony watch workmen pouring the crane-supported
bucket of concrete that represents the completion of the
major structural tasks. Another year of interior and exterior fin
ishing operations remains that will involve some 100 sub- contrac
tors. Briefing visitors and guiding tour groups were University
- Photo by EIHs R. Rich
vice president Robert L. Cone, hospital administrator Clarence A.
Miller, assistant hospital administrator Richard G. Ubbink, con
struction supervisor John J. Devlin, engineer Jacques Norell, and
others. Vice president for public relations and development, How
ard B. Weeks, acted as master of ceremonies for the brief program
on the seventh floor rooftop.
LLU, White Hospitals Reported
Among Safest in US for Births
A national magazine this week published a list of 376 US
hospitals " where childbirth is safest." Thirty- seven of the recom
mended medical centers are in California, ranking second in num
ber only to New York.
The list is contained in an
article in the February Mc-
Call's. Authors Ruth and Ed
ward Brecher call for prompt,
nationwide improvement of
American maternity proce
dures, charging that inade
quate care during pregnancy
and the critical hours just after
birth results in the needless
deaths of 40,000 babies in the
US each year.
California List
BakersBeld, Kern County
General; Fresno, Fresno County
General; Glendale, Glendale
Advent 1st; Loma Linda, Loma
Linda University; Long Beach,
Memorial Hospital of Long
Beach; Los Angeles, Cedars of
Lebanon, Hollywood Presbyter-ian-
Olmsted Memorial, Hospi
tal of the Good Samaritan
Medical Center, Kaiser Founda
tion, Los Angeles County Gen
eral, Unit I, Los Angeles Coun
ty General, Unit II. Queen of
Angels, University of Califor
nia, White Memorial Medical
Center.
Oakland, Highland Alameda
County, Kaiser Foundation, US
Naval; Orange, Orange County
General; Palo Alto, Palo Alto-
Stanford Hospital Center; Riv
erside, Riverside County Gen
eral ( Loma Linda University);
San Diego, Mercy, San Diego
County General, US Naval;
San Francisco, Kaiser Founda
tion, Letterman General ( Ar
my), Mary's Help, Presbyter
ian Medical Center, St. Fran
cis Memorial, St. Luke's, St.
Mary's, San Francisco General,
University of California Hospi
tals.
San Jose, Santa Clara Coun
ty; San Mateo, San Mateo
County General ( Stanford Uni
versity); Santa Monica, Cali
fornia Hospital; Stockton, San
Trustee Committee
Chairman Passes
F. Harriman Jones, SM' 37,
chairman of the development
committee of the University
Board of Trustees, died January
22, following a lengthy illness.
Dr. Jones was formerly as
sistant clinical professor of sur
gery, School of Medicine. He
resigned this post several years
ago in order to serve on the
board. He made many visits to
overseas alumni through 111"
years, and was deeply inter
ested in mission hospitals.
A life sketch will be pub
lished in a succeeding issue of
University SCOPE.
Joaquin General; Torrance,
Harbor General.
Alternate Considerations
The magazine article sug
gests that not everyone needs
the specialized care available
at the 376 listed hospitals. Ex
pectant mothers in the " low-risk"
group ( over 17, under 40;
good general health; uncompli
cated pregnancy, no history of
birth problems; blood type com
patible with husband's) may
receive " equally good and some
times pleasanter care" in a
nearby community hospital, the
authors report.
Southland Bank
Temporary Quarters
Conditionally O. K.
The Southland National Bank
will establish temporary bank
ing facilities in a trailer on the
southeast corner of Anderson
and Starr streets in Loma Lin
da, San Bernardino Planning
Commission officials have an
nounced.
The location is directly oppo
site the construction site of the
new Loma Linda University
Medical Center.
Approval was given to the
bank despite a request by plan
ning director Neil Pflub to de
lay action until residents met
to discuss a proposal for the
creation of a shopping mall in
the same area.
Carlton Lofgren, president of
the bank, said a delay might
affect his plan for locating the
bank because other plans for
the expansion of the banking
chain depended on swift ap
proval of the application.
The commission approved the
plan on the condition that a
permanent bank building is es
tablished within three years.
Representatives of four
Loma Linda University
schools joined workmen at
the University Medical
Center in pouring the " top
ping out" load of concrete
for the structure Tuesday
morning.
The 10 a jn. ceremony marked
structural completion of the
edifice on which work began 18
months ago. The huge medical
facility, containing hospital,
teaching, and research areas,
will be completely finished and
ready for occupancy in early
or mid 1967, officials say.
Civic officials, contractors'
representatives, and University
officers watched the 198- foot
Pecco mobile crane aid in pour
ing the " topping- out" bucket-load
of concrete. Nearly 60,000
cubic yards of concrete have
been used in the structure.
The ceremonial party reached
the hospital rooftop by climb
ing interior stairs, stopping on
alternate floors for brief tours
of the facility.
" We thought we'd need a
tour about every other floor,"
quipped University vice pres
ident for public relations and
developmeiJi Howard B. Weeks,
nodding significantly toward the
somewhat breathless visitors.
" Most of us haven't climbed
this many stairs in a long time."
Elevators are yet to be in
stalled in six main shafts.
Participants
Steel- helmeted participants
in the ceremony included
School of Dentistry dean
Charles T. Smith, DDS, School
of Nursing dean Maxine Atte-berry,
School of Health- related
Professions dean Ivor C. Wood
ward, and School of Medicine
representative Richard T. Wal-den,
MD. Others participating
in a brief ceremony included
Weeks; university vice pres
idents Robert " E. Cleveland,
PhD, and Walter E. Macpher-son,
MD; A. Graham Maxwell,
PhD, director of the Division
of Religion; Robert H. John
son, senior vice president, Del
E. Webb Corporation; Larry C.
Havstad, partner in the con
tracting firm; and student rep
resentatives Deanie R. Mathe-son,
DIT66, Dynnette E. Nelson,
SN' 66, Gerald G. Krueger, SM
' 66, and John H. Thiele, PT- 66.
Dignitaries present at the
topping ceremony included, in
addition to those named, archi
tects Earl T. Heitschmidt and
Whiting Thompson, Del E.
Webb Corporation representa
tives Edward T. Davies, Appo-lo
Guizot, and Gerald L. Hutch-ins,
state Assemblyman Stew-art
Hinckley, mayors John M.
Coltrin of Colton and Al C.
Ballard of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County Engineer
M. G. Stubbs, San Bernardino
County supervisors S. Wesley
Break and Paul J. Young, and
San Bernardino County Medi
cal Society president Harold
Hill, MD.
During the week of Feb
ruary 7- 11 seniors can or
der their commencement
announcements at the
campus Registrar'a Office.
Samples, information, and
order forms will be there
for their assistance.