St. Joseph Hospital Joins New System Of Cardiovascular Receiving Centers

(Orange) – St. Joseph Hospital in the City of Orange is the 11th hospital to join the new system of cardiovascular receiving centers in Orange County, according to Orange County Emergency Medical Services. Effective May 17, 2005, St. Joseph’s will receive patients suffering heart attacks identified by electrocardiograms (EKGs) done in the field by paramedics.

“St. Joseph is an important addition to our system of hospitals providing advanced treatments such as angioplasty to heart attack victims in Orange County,” said Dr. Bruce Haynes, Medical Director of Orange County Emergency Medical Services.

St. Joseph joins a network of new cardiovascular receiving centers countywide to speed advanced treatments such as angioplasty to heart attack victims. This new network will provide immediate access to treatments in cardiac catheterization units, and is expected to greatly reduce the time to treatment.

The network of Orange County hospitals currently listed as a cardiovascular receiving center include Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Irvine Regional Hospital, Los Alamitos Medical Center, Mission Hospital, Saddleback Memorial Hospital, St. Jude Medical Center, UCI Medical Center and Western Medical Center – Santa Ana.

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