About The Proton Treatment Center

The Proton Treatment Center is the first hospital-based proton therapy facility in the world. Until 2003, it was the only one in the United States. The pioneering nature of this facility is a testament to how medicine is practiced at Loma Linda University Medical Center and is just one of the many services Loma Linda University Medical Center offers.

Loma Linda University Medical Center is a Seventh-day Adventist institution. It is part of a worldwide outreach of the church, which regards human health as part of its mission of service to God and fellow human beings. 

Loma Linda University Medical Center is also a teaching hospital and the only one in inland southern California. It is among the largest private medical educational centers in the United States. Loma Linda University Medical Center comprises more than 23 acres of floor space, which includes a research wing. The laboratories here are used by researchers at the Loma Linda University School of Medicine — the second-largest private medical school in California. Most of the Medical Center's 550-physician staff is on the School of Medicine's faculty.

Since its beginning in 1905, Loma Linda University Medical Center has been serving the worldwide community and is the international leader in infant heart transplantation and proton radiation therapy for cancer. The present 11-story Medical Center, along with the Loma Linda University Medical Center East Campus and Loma Linda University Behavioral Medical Center, has nearly 900 beds available for patient care.

The Medical Center is also the only Level 1 Regional Trauma for four inland southern California counties. It serves over 33,000 inpatients and 650,000 outpatients annually. Loma Linda University Medical Center has some of the leading clinical programs in the United States including outpatient surgery and neonatal care. It is licensed for 72 neonatal intensive care beds for premature or sick babies and is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world.