Founded in 1955, became Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center in 2008, the reopening of a new structure of 10 floors (eight above ground ) is needed in the design of facilities to a new level. Recent medical advances are made in a welcoming atmosphere that is full of light and open space and to improve health and promote healing.
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Situated on four acres on the UCLA campus in West Los Angeles, the hospital encompasses Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA and Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA. This was one of the first total replacement hospital projects to be built in accordance with the latest California seismic safety requirements.
Every floor of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is dedicated to a particular specialty and equipped with all of the necessary support equipment and supplies. Every floor has its own satellite pharmacy, dialysis storage, respiratory therapy workrooms, and resident doctor sleep rooms.
In addition, each patient room has the capacity to convert into an intensive care unit (ICU) to allow for the continuous care of a critically ill patient in one room.
Key Features of the Hospital
- Surgical suites with full audiovisual integration systems and cutting-edge medical equipment.
- GONDA Diagnostic, Observation and Treatment Center, run by a hospitalist team, is a special short-stay unit for patients requiring observation for a specific symptom.
- The BirthPlace, Westwood allows mothers to give birth and recover in a comfortable, home-like setting that easily and quickly transforms into an efficient operating room at time of delivery. New mothers are provided education and training in breastfeeding while in the hospital and after discharge through the Birth and Beyond California Quality Improvement Project.
- Surgical Observation Unit is a specialized area where patients receive additional post-operative or post-procedural care.
- Level 1 Trauma Center with multiple trauma rooms and a dedicated CT scanner enables doctors to identify what’s wrong with patients immediately upon their arrival.
- Rehabilitation Services Department provides inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services – physical and occupational therapy – in a new state-of-the-art facility.
- Intensive Care Units employ a “line of sight” approach that ensures 360 degree access to critically ill patients.
- Room service food delivery allows patients to personalize their menu orders and arrange for their delivery at a convenient time.
Floor-by-floor
- Underground tunnel – transports patients between the hospital and UCLA Medical Plaza (for tests, therapy, etc.)
- Basement level – houses the clinical lab, featuring a computerized delivery system used to transport specimens, blood samples and other materials to various locations within the hospital; also features a special lobby area in the parking garage where discharged patients can be picked up in a more private and calm setting
- Ground Floor – features an auditorium where Music at the Med concerts are offered to patients and families in need of respite, and where Art at the Med exhibits are shown on a rotating basis
- 1st Floor – houses the emergency and imaging departments, which include trauma elevators to transport patients rapidly from two rooftop helipads; Maddie’s Room offers a comfortable indoor/outdoor waiting area for families whose loved ones are undergoing surgery
- 2nd Floor – houses 23 state-of-the-art operating rooms, eight specialty interventional procedure rooms, six catheterization labs and three medical procedure units
- 3rd & 5th Floors – home to Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA
- 4th Floor – houses the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and outdoor terraces where patients can have immediate access to open air and views
- 5th Floor – houses the Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the highest level trauma designation possible for neonatal care
- 6th through 8th Floors – houses patient rooms and the Intensive Care Units
Healing by Design
Renowned architects I.M. Pei and C.C. Pei of Pei Partnership Architects designed Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, with the firm of Perkins & Will serving as the executive architect. The design vision was to create an environment that optimizes healing. The design is open and light-filled, organized in pavilions with glass walls facing outdoors, and includes gardens and gathering places. Patient rooms feature panoramic views and bring in an abundance of natural, healing light.Four separate towers are staggered to avoid windows looking directly in on each other. All patient rooms are private and feature window seats that convert to daybeds, allowing family members to room-in with patients.
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