Loma Linda University Children's Health Specialty Clinics, Loma Linda, California

San Bernardino County has more than 2,200 children for every pediatrician. That number is the whole case for the Loma Linda University Children’s Health Specialty Clinics, a five-story, 105,000-square-foot outpatient pavilion that Layton Construction has now finished next to Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. The ribbon was cut in early October 2026, and patients are due in early 2027.

The building sits at 11353 Anderson Street, on the southeast corner of Barton Road and Anderson. It replaces a scatter of clinic locations across the area with one address, and the hospital expects it to handle more than 75,000 visits a year.

Project Scope

Crews broke ground on Nov. 19, 2024, and set the last steel beam on May 28, 2025, about six months later. That’s a quick frame for a medical building of this size. Mascari Dinh Architects designed it, with Joe Mascari as lead architect.

More than 20 pediatric specialties will move in, including orthopaedics, cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, pulmonology, craniofacial and spina bifida care, immunology, nephrology, speech therapy and pediatric general surgery.

The interior design runs on a single idea taken from Psalm 1, a tree planted by water. Stream-like paving leads from the outdoor entry into the lobby, and each floor carries its own nature-themed art (fruit, insects, wildlife) that doubles as wayfinding for kids and parents. Funding came partly through Loma Linda University Health’s $300 million Stronger Together philanthropic campaign. The Children’s Hospital Foundation raised $15 million for the building. No construction cost has been published.

Why It Matters

Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital is the Inland Empire’s only stand-alone children’s hospital, and it serves families across San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Pulling specialty visits from scattered sites into one pavilion next to the hospital makes it far easier for a family to see three specialists in one trip.

It also fits a pattern health systems keep repeating. Outpatient pavilions are cheaper to build than bed towers and simpler to permit in California, and they can be phased in fast. The open question is staffing. A building can consolidate 20 specialties, but it can’t conjure pediatric subspecialists in a region that’s already short of them. The early-2027 opening gives the hospital a few months to fill the exam rooms.

Project Team & Details