Loma Linda Unveils 105,000-Square-Foot Pediatric Specialty Facility

A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of Loma Linda University Health’s new 105,000-square-foot Children’s Health Specialty Clinics facility. | Photo Credit: Loma Linda University Health 

• The five-story, 105,000-square-foot facility will house more than 21 pediatric specialties, 149 exam rooms, and laboratory and radiology services. 
• Design features include animal-themed wayfinding, dichroic glass, a courtyard tree and a community mosaic mural. 
• Layton Construction is the general contractor. Patient services are expected to begin in early 2027. 

LOMA LINDA, Calif. – Loma Linda University Health unveiled its new Children’s Health Specialty Clinics at an Oct. 6, 2026, ribbon-cutting, introducing a five-story, 105,000-square-foot outpatient facility that will consolidate pediatric specialty care in the Inland Empire. Patient services are expected to begin in early 2027, according to a press release from Loma Linda University Health. 

The building will house more than 21 pediatric specialties and provide 149 exam rooms, along with clinical laboratory and radiology services. Salt Lake City-based Layton Construction served as the project’s general contractor. 

Layton construction manager Kris Jenson described the project as a continuation of the company’s longstanding relationship with Loma Linda University Health. 

Hospital leaders expect the centralized location to make appointments easier to navigate for families, particularly those caring for children with complex medical needs. They also anticipate the number of exam rooms will improve visit efficiency and that proximity among specialties will support closer coordination. 

“Our providers can collaborate more closely. We can communicate about our patients, coordinate care and work together to develop more unified treatment plans,” Dr. Francis Chan, Chair of General Pediatrics at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, said in the release. 

Natural imagery shapes the facility’s design inside and out. Its organizing concept draws on the image of a tree planted near water in Jeremiah 17:7-8. Exterior dichroic glass produces a rainbow-like effect, while a large living tree in the courtyard is intended to provide a calming arrival experience. 

Animal and critter imagery throughout the interior is intended to help children and families find their way through the facility. Those visual cues combine a navigation function with the project’s effort to create a child-friendly environment. 

A 10-by-15-foot mosaic mural unveiled during the ceremony adds a community element. Created with assistance from Project S.N.A.P., it incorporates more than 10,000 drawings contributed by children, families, patients, schools and other community members. The completed image depicts hospital mascot Luke the Lion playing with children amid local landmarks, including the Redlands Bowl, Mission Inn and Arrowhead. 

Financial support for the roughly $150 million project includes Proposition 4, the Children’s Hospital Bond initiative and the health system’s Stronger Together Campaign. The ongoing philanthropic campaign seeks $15 million toward construction of the clinics. 

This article is based on a press release written by Jenny Buchholz and originally published by Loma Linda University Health on Oct. 6, 2026. 

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