# Pediatric receiving centers

Orange County pediatric destination designations separated into comprehensive children's, PICU, and pediatric trauma services.

Official source: 240.30. Effective: June 1, 2026.
Population: Pediatric. Scope: System.
Updated and source-checked: 2026-09-16.
Canonical page: https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/240-30-oc-specialty-service-6-2026/

Independent OC Medic summary. This page does not replace the complete policy, current system notices, agency requirements, or clinical judgment.

## These pediatric designations are not interchangeable

- A Comprehensive Children's Emergency Receiving Center, a hospital with pediatric intensive-care service, and a pediatric trauma center describe different capabilities.
- Orange County Global Medical Center is listed for pediatric intensive care for burn patients only.
- Rady Children's Hospital Orange County is the pediatric trauma center identified on the current specialty-services and trauma-center lists.

## Pediatric specialty destinations at a glance

- The table combines the pediatric categories in OCEMS Policy 240.30, effective June 1, 2026, with the pediatric-only trauma note in Policy 240.10.
- A dash means the facility is not listed under that service in the cited current OCEMS documents; it is not a statement about every hospital capability.

| Hospital | Comprehensive children's | Pediatric intensive care | Pediatric trauma |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Yes | Yes | - |
| Rady Children's Hospital Orange County | Yes | Yes | Yes - pediatric trauma only |
| Orange County Global Medical Center | - | Burn only | - |

## What each designation means for this guide

- Comprehensive children's: Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo and Rady Children's Hospital Orange County are the two hospitals listed in the current OCEMS specialty-services document.
- Pediatric intensive care: Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo and Rady Children's Hospital Orange County are listed generally; Orange County Global Medical Center is listed for burn patients only.
- Pediatric trauma: Rady Children's Hospital Orange County is explicitly identified as pediatric trauma only. Apply the trauma-triage pathway and destination direction rather than treating all pediatric specialty designations as trauma capability.

## Field routing sequence

1. Identify the clinical pathway first: general pediatric emergency, critical-care need, burn, or trauma.
2. Apply the current pediatric standing order and any specialty or trauma criteria.
3. Obtain pediatric-capable base contact or destination direction when required by the applicable policy.
4. Confirm current receiving status and communicate age, weight, acuity, specialty need, treatments, and response.

- [Open Pediatric injury / trauma](/guides/pediatric-trauma/)
- [Open Pediatric burns](/guides/pediatric-burns/)
- [Open Pediatric assessment triangle](/guides/pediatric-assessment/)

## Official OCEMS sources

- [240.30 - Orange County Specialty Services](https://www.ochealthinfo.com/sites/healthcare/files/2026-06/240.30%20OC%20Specialty%20Service%20%286-2026%29.pdf)
- [240.10 - List of Trauma Receiving Centers](https://www.ochealthinfo.com/sites/healthcare/files/2026-01/240.10%20List%20of%20Trauma%20Centers%20%2812-2025%29.pdf)
- [680.00 - Comprehensive Children's Emergency Receiving Center Designation Criteria](https://www.ochealthinfo.com/sites/hca/files/2021-11/680.00%20CCERC%20design%20%2811-2021%29.pdf)

[OCEMS notices and system updates](https://www.ochealthinfo.com/providers-partners/emergency-medical-services)