Loma Linda Murrieta to Open Friday

After a second survey early this week by the California Department of Public Health, Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta announced the receipt of its patient care license. 

"The Health Department stated that the hospital is ready to open," said hospital spokeswoman Kathryn Stiles in a news release. "The hospital will open to patients at 8 a.m. on Friday, April 15."

Bruce Christian, president and CEO of Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta, issued this statement regarding the experience:

“Twenty-seven months ago, we broke ground and today, we are ready to begin meeting the medical needs of this wonderful community," Christian said.

"We are grateful to those who helped us move so quickly; from the construction teams, to our employees who have prepared themselves and this facility, to our physicians who have supported and trained hard to be here, we express gratitude to all those who have made this day possible. We begin a journey that now includes the community in a more tangible way, and we are looking forward to sharing our motto, To Make Man Whole, with our neighbors, friends and families.”

Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta is a full service, acute-care facility offering 106 private beds, four surgery suites, two C-section surgery suites, 19 emergency treatment rooms, two trauma treatment rooms, five labor and delivery rooms, 14 post-partum rooms and 12 critical care rooms.

The hospital must have 30 discharges before the Joint Commission will come and survey the facility so that it can obtain its Medicare license, Stiles said.

"We can’t have contracts with insurance until we have our medicare license. This issue is being handled right now, we will have talking points available soon," Stiles said.

She encouraged patients to check with their providers to see whether they are working with the hospital.

For more information on hospital services, go to llumcmurrieta.org or call 951-290-4000.