Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Cottage Health
Hospital entrance, c. 2022
Geography
Location	Santa Barbara, California, United States
Coordinates	34°25′50″N 119°43′23″W / 34.43042°N 119.72312°W / 34.43042; -119.72312
Organization
Type	Community
Services
Emergency department	Level I Adult Trauma Center/ Level II Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds	519
Helipads
Helipad	(FAA LID: 3CN2)
Number Length Surface ft m H1 48x48 15x15 concrete
History
Founded	December 8, 1891
Links
Website	Official website
Lists	Hospitals in California

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a teaching and tertiary care hospital in the city of Santa Barbara, California. It is owned and operated by the Cottage Health System.^[1]

Services

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a full-service hospital, primarily serving the diverse population of Santa Barbara County. There are three other satellite hospitals within the Cottage Health system: Santa Ynez Cottage Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, and Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital. The hospital has regular medical-surgical beds as well as a CCU and an ICU.

Several medical services are offered, including a Level III NICU^[2] and the hospital was recognized for its geriatric care.^[3]

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center (upgraded from Level II in 2017)^[4] and the largest between Los Angeles and San Francisco.^[5]

History

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital was opened on December 8, 1891 as a twenty-five bed hospital by Mary A. Ashley.^[6][5][7] The original building was designed by the prominent local architect Peter J. Barber.^[8]

On June 4, 2021, Princess Lilibet of Sussex, daughter of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and granddaughter of King Charles III, was born at the hospital.^[9]

References

External links

• Cottage Hospital