The Oregon Medical Coordination Center (OMCC) helps healthcare providers in Oregon and Southwest Washington to coordinate interhospital transfers when their usual referral pathways aren’t available. Our clinically trained staff can help find available beds in Oregon and Southwest Washington hospitals for all inpatient levels of care, including: 

• Adult ICU and acute care 
• Pediatric ICU and acute care 
• NICU 
• Obstetrics 

OMCC is a state-funded collaboration between the Oregon Health Authority and Oregon hospitals. OMCC goals are to: 

• Improve equitable access to care 
• Improve efficiency for Oregon medical practitioners in finding available beds for patients needing interhospital transfer 

Who can call?

• ED or inpatient healthcare providers in Oregon or SW Washington 
• Members of the ED or inpatient healthcare team, if approved by the patient’s healthcare provider 

Please note, we cannot accept calls directly from patients. If you’re a patient, discuss your transfer-related questions with your hospital healthcare provider.  

What to expect as a provider

When you call us, we’ll ask for the following information about your patient: 

• Patient name 
• Patient date of birth 
• Diagnosis 
• Reason for transfer 
• Level of care needed 
• Which Oregon hospitals you’ve already contacted 

We use real-time data and work closely with transfer centers throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington to find available beds with matching services and specialties, starting in the patient’s community and expanding from there. Once we find an available bed, you will work directly with that hospital’s transfer center to coordinate the transfer. 

We do not: 

• Consult or offer medical advice 
• Coordinate transportation 
• Support patient discharge coordination