Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group (LLUFMG) is a diverse community of passionate and supportive clinician educators. We are grounded in the daily pursuit of clinical and academic excellence, holistic health promotion, faith in a higher calling, and the healing value of human connection.
Supporting a Mission that Matters
LLUFMG was formed in 1995 as a physician-led administrative team to support the mission of Loma Linda University Health and the Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Our not-for-profit medical group supports all disciplines dedicated to the care and well-being of our region. We employ over 1,300 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals working in more than 60 specialties at 54 locations in Southern California’s Inland Empire.
Hospitals, Clinics, and Partners
As an affiliate of Loma Linda University Health, we support the organization’s six hospitals and multiple clinics. We also operate six LLUFMG clinics and provide clinical services for our community partners:
- Hospitals: Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center, Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda University Medical Center East Campus, Loma Linda University Medical Center Murrieta, Loma Linda University Surgical Hospital.
- Faculty Medical Clinics: Loma Linda, Highland Springs, Redlands Blvd Primary Care Urgent Care, Rancho Cucamonga Clinics, Palm Imaging and Radiation Therapy, and Loma Linda Surgical Institute.
- Community partners we serve: Riverside University Health System, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Redlands Community Hospital, and SAC Health.
Serving a population of over 4.5 million people, LLUFMG clinicians treat a full spectrum of health disorders. With all the resources of Loma Linda University Health, our dedicated clinicians are well-positioned to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients.
Education and Research
LLUFMG clinicians guide medical students, residents, and fellows through our affiliation with LLU School of Medicine and LLU Graduate Medical Education. In addition, LLU Research Affairs works with our world-renowned scientists to continue our rich institutional history of research.
Take the Next Step in Your Career
If you would like to partner with us in advancing the mission of Loma Linda University Health by providing the highest level of patient care and guiding the next generation of clinicians, we invite you to join our team.
Patient Care Facts & Figures
In 2023, our hospitals and clinics reported the following patient care figures:
- Loma Linda University Health outpatient visits: 1,063,571
- Faculty Medical Clinics outpatient visits: 896,128
- OB-delivered discharges: 4,541
- Emergency Department visits: 171,707
- Loma Linda University Health hospitalizations: 57,781
Physician Leaders are at the Heart of Our History
- 1905: Loma Linda Sanitarium opens with the vision of promoting the benefits of a healthy lifestyle along with modern medical care.
- 1907: Dr. Julia White’s nurses training program becomes the sanitarium’s first school.
- 1909: Loma Linda University School of Medicine opens. First called Loma Linda College of Medical Evangelists.
- 1911: Dr. Lyra George arrives at LLU and soon begins making trips on horseback with LLU students to provide care to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and assist mothers giving birth.
- 1955: Our motto — “To make man whole” — is created for the 50th anniversary of the school of medicine.
- 1963: A team from Loma Linda University Health performs the first open-heart surgery in Pakistan. They go on to perform the first open-heart surgeries in several more countries.
- 1967: Loma Linda University Medical Center opens a new 11-story hospital and begins its solid organ transplantation program. Its first kidney transplant is performed by Dr. Lou Smith, a general surgeon who had studied with kidney transplant pioneer Dr. Joseph Murray, in Boston.
- 1984: Dr. Leonard Bailey performs a historic heart transplant on Baby Fae 12 days after her premature birth with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
- 1993: Loma Linda University Children's Hospital opens.
- 1995: Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group is incorporated, bringing the School of Medicine’s vision — “Transforming lives through education, healthcare and research” — under a single organizational structure.
- 2021: Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical Campus grand opening realizes our vision for a healthier future. The new San Manuel Maternity Pavillion is built with a large donation from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in gratitude for the medical care first delivered by Dr. Lyra George on horseback over 100 years ago.