Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana, CA
Also known as Western Medical Center
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About Orange County Global Medical Center
Orange County Global Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Santa Ana, Orange County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 254 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Foothill Regional Medical Center, about 1.6 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.34
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 1.46
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.66
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.07
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
43% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend49%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1050%
- Completed surveys534
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.75403, -117.83414
Nearby hospitals
- Foothill Regional Medical Center14662 Newport Ave, Tustin, CAAcute care hospital1.6 mi
- Healthbridge Children's Hospital - Orange393 S Tustin Street, Orange, CAChildren's hospital2.0 mi
- Chapman Global Medical Center2601 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CAAcute care hospital2.4 mi
- Children's Hospital of Orange County1201 W La Veta Ave, Orange, CAChildren's hospital2.5 mi
- Providence St. Joseph Hospital1100 West Stewart Dr, Orange, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.6 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Tustin15120 Kensington Park Dr, Tustin, CARehabilitation hospital3.0 mi
- Kindred Hospital - Santa Ana1901 College Avenue, Santa Ana, CAHospital3.3 mi
- Uci Health-Orange101 City Drive South, Orange, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.0 mi
- Coastal Communities Hospital2701 S Bristol St, Santa Ana, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.1 mi
- Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center12601 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.8 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Orange County Global Medical Center located?
Orange County Global Medical Center is at 1001 North Tustin Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92705 in Orange County.
Does Orange County Global Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Orange County Global Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 186 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Orange County Global Medical Center?
Orange County Global Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Orange County Global Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date March 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the California EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Orange County Global Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (714) 953-3500.
Would patients recommend Orange County Global Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (534 completed surveys), 49% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 50% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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