\u201cThis suspension applies to patients arriving via the 911 system. The hospital\u2019s emergency department remains open and continues to accept walk\u2011in patients,\u201d OC Health Care Agency Interim EMS Medical Director Almaas A. Shaikh said in a Wednesday statement. Shaikh did not answer why the ER was closed to ambulances.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this time, no duration has been established for the suspension,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
| LEGAL ISSUES: No gray area: The EMT photo that could end a career \u2014 and spark massive liability<\/a><\/p>\n Anaheim Global, on South Anaheim Boulevard, just a few blocks northeast from Disneyland, is part of a network of \u201cGlobal\u201d brand hospitals in Southern California owned by KPC Health.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201c Anaheim Global Medical Center is working with Orange County EMS to restore its Emergency Receiving Center status as expeditiously as possible,\u201d Anaheim Global officials said in a statement. \u201cIn the meantime, the hospital remains safe, open, and operational.\u201d<\/p>\n KPC Health, headquartered in Corona, also owns Chapman Global in Orange, South Coast Global and Orange County Global in Santa Ana , Hemet Global, Menifee Global and Victor Valley Global medical centers.<\/p>\n Anaheim Global in February received an \u201cA\u201d hospital safety grade<\/a> from The Leapfrog Group<\/a>, a nonprofit focused on patient safety that assigns grades to general hospitals across the country.<\/p>\n Anaheim Global is not the first hospital under the KPC Health umbrella to have such a designation suspended.<\/p>\n Last year, the county instructed emergency dispatchers and paramedics to stop routing stroke patients to Orange County Global Medical Center <\/a>in Santa Ana following state findings of substandard care at the financially troubled hospital. Four months later, the hospital lost its county designation<\/a> as one of nine stroke neurology-receiving centers in the county.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are all fortunate to have significant hospital and emergency capacity in our area, that if one site is impacted, there\u2019s always availability at other sites as well,\u201d Anaheim city spokesperson Mike Lyster said, naming a few nearby hospitals, including \u201cthe primary trauma hospital in our area\u201d UC Health \u2014 Orange (previously UCI Medical Center ) near Angel Stadium and about 3.5 miles southeast of Anaheim Global, Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange and Providence St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are all very, very close to us,\u201d Lyster said. \u201cThere\u2019s more than enough capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \n Pittsburgh first responders handled hundreds of EMS calls during the 2026 NFL Draft, which drew a record 805,000 visitors over three days\n <\/p>\n May 08, 2026 06:03 PM<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \n Fort Worth Fire Department\u2019s Tactical Rescue Team brought the man down from a crane at the JPS construction site after a medical emergency left him unable to climb down\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \n A valve malfunction involving boron trifluoride at a Lafayette Parish business prompted evacuations and hospitalized workers and first responders\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \n EMS leaders say the grant-funded program could save trauma patients in rural Somerset County, but local officials worry taxpayers may be left covering the cost\n <\/p>\n \u00a92026 MediaNews Group, Inc.![\"Bill](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778281095_871_.jpeg\")
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