Page 2 November 20, 2014 TORRANCE TRIBUNE TMMC Moves Burn Patients to New Tower Wing After nearly 10 years of meticulous planning and three and a half years of construction, today hundreds of doctors, clinical staff and hospital volunteers coordinated a move of approximately 150 Torrance Memorial Medical Center patients into the hospital’s newly constructed, seven-story Melanie and Richard Lundquist Tower. The event was orchestrated from a command center on the hospital’s campus, while staff 31st Annual DECEMBER 2 - 7, 2014 Festival Trees for Pre-Sale December 2-4 Located in the parking lot at Medical Center Dr. and Skypark Dr. Enjoy this one-of-a kind event that includes beautifully decorated holiday trees, boutique, food court and local entertainment. Funds raised by the Holiday Festival support the Lundquist Tower. Public Exhibit Hours • Tuesday, December 2 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. • Wednesday, December 3 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. “Senior Day #1” – Free admission to seniors 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. • Thursday, December 4 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. “Senior Day #2” – Free admission to seniors 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Community Service Group Night – Special Rate $2 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. • Friday, December 5 – Closed to the Public • Saturday, December 6 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Community Appreciation Day / Free admission • Sunday, December 7 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $5 General Admission – Children 2 and under are free. Special Event – Reservation Required Santa Lunch – $10 per person – Sunday, December 7, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Win a Highlander! Grand Prize 2015 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited SUV Visit TorranceMemorial.org/holidayfestival or call 310-517-4703 to buy tickets. Donated by Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. NOW OPEN MAXINE’S CAFÉ & GRILLE Appetizers, Salads, Burgers, Sandwiches, Pizzas. Made Fresh Daily! 50% OFF 2ND entree when you buy one full-price entree! With this ad Monday – Friday 11am – 5pm Open Sundays-Thursdays ...................... 11AM to 10PM Open Fridays.................. ........................ 11AM to 11PM Open Saturdays.............. ...................11AM to Midnight Special Senior Lunch Specials .............Monday – Friday 24600 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance 310.326.5120 pvbowl.com in each unit moved patients one-by-one over a 12-hour period. Careful consideration was given to ensure that comfort, care and safety were not disrupted. To welcome patients to the new tower and to make their journey more pleasant, musicians played soothing music along the move route. In addition to providing state-of-the-art medical technology, the tower’s patient-centered design addresses the comfort of visiting family members by incorporating family-friendly lounges and overnight spaces. Gently curved nurses’ stations in the Intensive Care Units allow for better care and visibility of patient rooms. The Auxiliary Healing Garden, between the new and existing facility, provides a serene and healing space for patients, visitors and staff. The tower’s exterior skin is a combination of metal panel, precast concrete, plaster and curtain wall. The combination for the tower’s facade responds to the correct solar orientation to reduce energy consumption and gives the tower a contemporary and elegant aesthetic. The new tower utilizes a buckling restraint braced-frame structure, and meets California’s strict seismic requirements for both the structure as well as its contents. For more information on the new Lundquist Tower, please visit www.TorranceMemorial. org/LundquistTower. • Craig Leach, president and CEO, jokes with Stan Zislis, as staff prepared him to become the first patient to move into the new Lundquist Tower. Photo by Christina House. Michelle Kim takes a ride with her son, patient Jacob Quan, to his new room in the Lundquist Tower’s Burn Unit. Photo by Christina House. Deidre Moore plays her harp in the hallway of the Lundquist Tower as patients are moved to their new rooms. Photo by Christina House. Lynn Jagger, RN, Suellen Hosino, RN, Carrie Kikuno, RN, Shanna Hall, RN, Craig Leach, president and CEO, Vivienne Kimmel, RN, Mark Hammond, RRT, attempt to “Keep Calm” before the move gets started. Photo by Christina House. Lynn Jagger, RN, Suellen Hosino, RN, Carrie Kikuno, RN, Shanna Hall, RN, Craig Leach, president and CEO, Vivienne Kimmel, RN, Mark Hammond, RRT, attempt to “Keep Calm” before the move gets started. Photo by Christina House. Douglass M O R T U A R Y “Our Family Serving Yours Since 1954” B U R I A L - C R E M A T I O N - W O R L D W I D E T R A N S F E R P E T M E M O R I A L P R O D U C T S 500 EAST IMPERIAL AVENUE EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA 90245 Telephone (310) 640-9325 • Fax (310) 640-0778 • FD658
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