The current OCEMS Cardiovascular Receiving Center list, with the key distinction between designation and cath-lab availability.
Official source summary · Effective January 1, 2026 · Updated 2026-09-16
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
Recognize suspected ACS or an anginal equivalent, obtain an early 12-lead, and treat under the applicable standing order.
For suspected or identified acute MI, contact base and report symptoms, onset, serial 12-lead findings, rhythm, vital-sign trends, medications, contraindications, and response.
Use the base-directed CVRC with an available catheterization laboratory. A hospital's appearance on this page alone is not a transport assignment.
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.