Pediatric receiving centers

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.

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.