# Cardiovascular receiving centers

The current OCEMS Cardiovascular Receiving Center list, with the key distinction between designation and cath-lab availability.

Official source: 240.40. Effective: January 1, 2026.
Population: Adult / adolescent. Scope: ALS / System.
Updated and source-checked: 2026-09-16.
Canonical page: https://www.ocmedic.com/reference/240-40-list-of-cardiovascular-receiving-centers/

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

## CVRC designation does not prove the cath lab is available

- For suspected or identified acute MI, the OCEMS chest-pain standing order requires base contact for a CVRC with an available catheterization laboratory.
- This list is not a live availability or diversion feed.
- Transmit and communicate the 12-lead according to current agency and base-hospital workflow; do not let a normal tracing override a concerning clinical presentation.

## Current cardiovascular receiving centers

- Thirteen hospitals appear on OCEMS Policy 240.40, effective January 1, 2026.
- The facility list establishes designation. Base contact and current system status determine the operational destination.

| Cardiovascular receiving center | City |
| --- | --- |
| Anaheim Regional Medical Center | Anaheim |
| Hoag Hospital - Irvine | Irvine |
| Hoag Hospital - Newport Beach | Newport Beach |
| Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo |
| Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center | Fountain Valley |
| Orange County Global Medical Center | Santa Ana |
| Saddleback Memorial Medical Center | Laguna Hills |
| Saint Joseph Hospital | Orange |
| Saint Jude Medical Center | Fullerton |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos | Los Alamitos |
| UCI Health - Orange | Orange |
| West Anaheim Medical Center | Anaheim |

## Field routing sequence

1. Recognize suspected ACS or an anginal equivalent, obtain an early 12-lead, and treat under the applicable standing order.
2. For suspected or identified acute MI, contact base and report symptoms, onset, serial 12-lead findings, rhythm, vital-sign trends, medications, contraindications, and response.
3. Use the base-directed CVRC with an available catheterization laboratory. A hospital's appearance on this page alone is not a transport assignment.
4. Continue reassessment and repeat the 12-lead when the clinical picture changes or the initial tracing is nondiagnostic.

## Quick links

- The 12-lead interpretation guide covers acquisition quality, STEMI patterns, reciprocal change, occlusion equivalents, and mimics.
- The chest-pain guide contains current medication and destination steps.

- [Open the 12-lead ECG interpretation guide](/guides/twelve-lead-ecg-interpretation/)
- [Open the Chest pain & suspected ACS guide](/guides/chest-pain/)

## Official OCEMS sources

- [240.40 - List of Cardiovascular Receiving Centers](https://www.ochealthinfo.com/sites/healthcare/files/2026-01/240.40%20List%20of%20CVRCs%20%2812-2025%29.pdf)
- [SO-C-015 - Chest Pain of Suspected Cardiac Origin or Suspected Angina Equivalent Symptoms](https://www.ochealthinfo.com/sites/hca/files/2021-07/SO-C-15%20updated.pdf)

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