Medical Center Services (Miscellaneous): A-K
AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES — ATM’s are located in the
Hospital cafeteria, outside on the southeast side of the Medical
Center near the entrance to the Marian Davies Center, and on the
exterior wall of the Health Sciences Students’ Store. Another ATM is
located outside the 300 UCLA Medical Plaza Building, on the east
wall of the main entrance.
COMPUTER LAB (Technology and Learning Center, formerly the
Instructional Microcomputing Facility) — Located on the second
floor of the Biomedical Library, the Technology & Learning Center
at UCLA houses over 100 workstations designed to meet the
computing needs of graduate students enrolled in the schools of
Medicine, Nursing and Public Health. Services include high-end
PCs, scanning, file storage and printing. Computers are available
for use by house staff and medical students, who are eligible for
full service accounts. Educational programs include clinical patient
simulations, self-assessment review programs, and multimedia
programs. Access to selected bibliographic and information retrieval
databases is provided through the Internet. Trained lab assistants are
available until 6 p.m. any day the TLC is open (5 p.m. on Friday
and Saturday) to provide individualized help. Generally open
Monday–Thursday from 7:30 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; until 5:00 p.m. on
Friday and Saturday; and from 11:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Call 310/825-3034 for more information.
CHECK CASHING — Available Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m.
to 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The check limit is $25.00
with a $.50 charge per check. A current hospital photo I.D. is
required. Located on the first floor of the Medical Center near the
East Wing elevators. Checks may be written for up to $15.00 over the amount of purchase at the Health Sciences Students’ Store (see
below).
ESCORT SERVICE — If you walk from the Medical Center to the
parking structures late at night, the Department of Community
Safety provides a free escort service. This service is available every
day from dusk until 1:00 a.m. and extends to all parts of campus.
Escorts are uniformed UCLA students who are employed by the
Campus Police. Call 310-825-1491 approximately 20 minutes before
you need an escort.
HEALTH SCIENCES STORE — CHS Patio, Medical Center, Open
Monday through Thursday: 7:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Saturday: 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sunday: Noon to 5:00 p.m. A branch of the UCLA
Store specializing in medical and dental texts and supplies. They also
have lab coats and scrubs, office supplies, food, gifts and various
sundries. For more information visit www.uclaestore.com/uclahss.
INTERPRETER/TRANSLATION SERVICE — Located in Room 17-253
CHS, this service ensures equal access to UCLA Medical Center for
all Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients. Bilingual interpreters
provide language assistance in all areas of the Medical Center, 200
Medical Plaza and NPI by person or by phone. Call 310-825-7636
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. to request an Interpreter. At all
other times, call the page operator at 825-6301 to be connected to a
professional telephone interpreter. Phone interpreters are provided
by an outside vendor. For questions, contact Hala Fam at 825-7271.
Interpreter services for deaf and hearing impaired persons are also
available. Call 206-8053 and ask for Clara Huerta between 9:30–
6:00 p.m. Monday–Friday to schedule an American Sign Language
Interpreter in advance. At other times, page Clara at 91784.
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