Loma Linda University Medical Center one of the tallest buildings in the Inland Empire. Because of its height and white coloration, it is possible to view the main hospital building from various locations around the San Bernardino valley and mountains. The hospital is currently undergoing a seismic upgrade project. Loma Linda University Medical Center made international news on October 26, 1984, when Dr. Leonard L Bailey transplanted a baboon heart into Baby Fae, an infant born with a severe heart defect known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Baby Fae died a few weeks later; however, this effort led to the successful infant heart transplant program,
Baboon Guinea baboon is and weighs only , while the largest chacma baboon can be and weigh . Five species of "Papio" are commonly recognized, although there is some disagreement about whether they are really full species or subspecies. They are "P. ursinus" (chacma baboon, found in southern Africa), "P. papio" (western, red, or Guinea baboon, found in the far western Africa), "P. hamadryas" (hamadryas baboon, found in the Horn of Africa and southwestern Arabia), "P. anubis" (olive baboon, found in the north-central African savanna) and "P. cynocephalus" (yellow baboon, found in south-central and eastern Africa). Many authors distinguish "P. hamadryas"