Loma Linda University

Worst nightmare came true. This hospital needs major help in their anesthesiology department. I had to get epidural done twice, first they numbed my left side then my right. Then, when I had to get an emergency c-​section, I felt the last half of it. It was sooooooo painful! I was there for 3 days trying to give birth, I was seen by practitioners when I specifically asked for none. It’s very uncomfortable to be observed and asked questions when you’re in that amount of pain.

A wonderful university with faculty and staff who truly care about their students and co-​workers.

I went to medical school here and had a great experience. Loved the education, the friends I made, the hospitals I rotated at. I am not adventist but found them very kind people, not pushy of their views, and open to hearing yours. The school is very service oriented and I did several international rotations and my class adopted a hospital in Haiti. I also feel that as an intern I knew medicine on a deep level and did very well.

Loma Linda University is a beautiful campus. With its well kept green grass and greenery, buildings, statues and structures throughout campus, it reminds me why this place is a private school. (State schools do not look this nice).
It is no secret that Loma Linda University is well known for it’s medical programs (school of medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, nursing, dentistry… but there are other programs here as well like public health, nutrition, religion, social work, etc). Loma Linda University is also a Seven Day Adventist school, which requires that students attend mandatory chapel services every Wednesday from 11 am to 11:50 am if students have class before 3 pm. However if you work, then you can get your job to submit a letter to show proof that your work schedule comes in conflict with chapel. I know that there are many political views to forcing students to attend chapel… well if you are applying for a religious school, you should know that something like this is to be expected.
During the 2^nd week of every quarter (except summer… and yes this school is on a quarter system), there is this special week called «week of renewal» where chapel is everyday from 11 am to 11:50 am and again students are required to come if they have class before 3 pm during that week.
Chapel is very much like going to church where there is worship in the beginning, singing a few songs to start the service. And then there is a sermon and then closing prayer. Chapel is actually recorded live each week and if you are interested in checking it out, there is actually an app on itunes (or you could catch it on the local Loma Linda channel if you live in Loma Linda).
Another thing to know about this school (and any other Seven Day Adventist school) is that they do not sell anything with meat in their food items here or anything with caffeine (FYI, Seven Day Adventists abstain from meat, caffeine, alcohol. They also honor the Sabbath). But don’t worry because there are quite a few eateries around campus that do sell meat items and caffeinated items. and probably alcohol too =D…).
Once you make the climb from the bottom of the campus, you will find a bookstore that is at the top of the hill. There is also a little market here, Bank of America, the student union, financial aid office, university records, student finance office and the cafeteria.
At the bottom of the campus is my favorite building, the Centennial Complex. This building is rather newer and it is very spacious. It has an amphitheater, which is used very often for professional conferences and events that are free to students to attend a lot of the times).
One negative thing I have to say about Loma Linda is that if you want to drop a class after the next quarter begins, you do not have the luxury to drop the class on line like how other schools do it. You have to make the trek up to the financial aid office (or you could drive up and park in the lot, but its on a 2 hour parking) and obtain a signature (if you are getting financial aid… which you probably are getting or will get since tuition is pretty expensive) from them, then get a signature from the student finance office and then wait in another line to turn it into the university records (this is all in the same room by the way). Lines continue to get get longer the closer you get to the last day to drop without a «W».
But despite that, overall, I really liked my experience at LLU. The teachers have been very nice and actually teach very well. They all use power point and are all very knowledgeable (unlike my previous school I had gone to for my master degree… check out my review on Cal State Los Angeles… totally bottom of the food chain). Attending a private school definitely has a lot to offer their students that other universities cannot, however, it comes at a very high price tag. But I am glad I came here for my doctoral education.

Loma Linda University
I’ve been coming here for the last two open houses, and I must say for those two years, LLU has improved in many ways. They have built the science building (don’t remember the exact name), and it’s standing fabulously. They have also erected this astounding globe skeleton, and it’s glamorously standing still. They have also encrypted some names of the alumni of the university by the globe– ala Hollywood’s walk of fame.
I think they did a very good job in upgrading the University as a whole.
I plan on transferring here in the next year or so– hopefully majoring in Clinical Laboratory Science.
Love it.

Worst outpt pharmacy in the world. So slow. The people who work there work in slow motion. Go elsewhere

***Please Read*** Part 2*
My Brother is now sitting up, speaking a tiny bit, recognizing and even eating orally, no more tube feedings, I can even get him to hold the spoon and bring food to his mouth, wipe his mouth and even say thank you at times. All the CNA’s are so happy for his progress, most of them have been with him since the begining and see his growth. Two days later I go back to visit him and he is asleep the entire day that I am there, no more nurse bed side and I am told that the Doctor has put him on a medication to sudate him so he does not move around. I am livid and cannot believe what they are doing, no one contacted me to let me know what their plans were or why. I finally get a hold of the Doctor and he tells me that this is to prevent him falling or hurting himslef, when I question why he no longer has a nurse bed side he basically eludes to the fact that he has had one for about 2 months (basically saying that they don’t want to spend the money for one but will just medicate him and keeping him like a vegatable) I cannot believe what I am hearing and I am complaining to anyone that will listen, everyday I go in there is nothing, he does not move, just sleeps. As days go on I speak to another Doctor and demand that they take him off the meds, they have know caused him to take 20 steps back when he was doing so well. The Doctor I speak to agrees and states that there is no reason for him to be so heavily medicated. Meanwhile so many CNA’s are telling me they can’t believe what the Doctors are doing, why would they do that to him when he was making so much progress (remember from part 1 of my letter, the drain on resources?) When I went in on Friday he had been sitting in his own fesus for hours and was in soiled sheets and gown, when I called the nurse to complain she said she would be in but was busy (later found out she was heading off to lunch), two other helpers came in to clean him and whisper to me that he now has a rash on his back side, they turned him over to show me, they advised me to put pressure on because this was not ok and some nurses are lazy and not doing there job! I did complain and asked that pictures be taken and documented (it was never done) when I left his room I stated to the nurse that he was restless and trying to pull at things and get up, I also asked her to please get in there and look after him, she assured me she would, I left, that evening I get a call from the Doctor saying that he fell out of his bed and was found on the floor in between the bathroom and bed, he was taken to get a CT scan of his brain. Being livid I told him that I would be seeking an attorney immediately and this was not okay. I demanded a CNA back in his room that night, the Doctor apologized and assured me there would be, not feeling confident at this point I sent my sister, when she got there no CNA, he was alone again and she stayed with him all night. Two days later I get a call from the charge nurse stating that they found a bed for him at a new facility in Santa Clarita and was being transported (kind of a coincidence. get rid of the problem). I told them absolutely not! I have not even viewed this new place, I know nothing about it, this really upset her but I stood my ground. The next day I visited the place and it was a horrible 1 star facility with a recent situation involving drug deals and a patient using drugs in his shared room. I called the charge nurse to let her know it was unacceptable and I would be getting a lawyer for my Brother, word spread quickly through his floor and some insiders told me they heard the nurses say «She got a lawyer, we have to really get in there and take care of him». My Brother had no insurance, I had to get him Medical to help pay his medical bills. This is what they do to patients like him! After preaching caring, kindness, GOD and good Christian hearts it all comes down to business and money, it is not about human beings and healing. Shame on you Loma Linda and your unwillingness to do whats right and take care of people seeking care for the bettermeant of their health and life.
I am the voice for my Brother as he has none and this is not okay. I hope that my story helps others in some way because no one should go through what my family has been through the last few months!
To all the great nurses, CNA’s and Doctors who do and did the right thing I am so very thankful and appreciative (you know who you are).