Facilities workers John Rader, right, and Carlos Herrera, left, move barriers to allow ambulances into L.A. County-USC to begin moving patients from the old facility into the new buildings. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Ambulance drivers wait as they line up to load patients at L.A. County-USC Medical Center as the hospital begins moving patients and staff from the old facility into the new buildings. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Pasadena City College students are ready to be transporters, facilitating the moving of patients at County-USC into new buildings. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
An L.A. County-USC staff member directs ambulances into a loading dock as the hospital begins moving patients and staff from the old facility into the new buildings. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
The new Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center gleams in the sun on a warm autumn day. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
