Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Coordinates: 34°25′50″N 119°43′23″W / 34.43042°N 119.72312°W / 34.43042; -119.72312
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Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Cottage Health
Hospital entrance, c. 2022
Map
Geography
LocationSanta Barbara, California, United States
Coordinates34°25′50″N 119°43′23″W / 34.43042°N 119.72312°W / 34.43042; -119.72312
Organization
TypeCommunity
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds519
History
OpenedDecember 8, 1891
Links
WebsiteOfficial website
ListsHospitals in California

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

Services[edit]

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 neonatal intensive care unit and the hospital was recognized for its geriatric care.[2]

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center (upgraded from Level II in 2017)[3] and the largest between Los Angeles and San Francisco.[4]

History[edit]

The original Cottage Hospital building, designed by Peter J. Barber
The hospital entrance, c. 1920

The hospital opened on December 8, 1891 as a twenty-five bed hospital by Mary A. Ashley.[5][4][6] The original building was designed by the prominent local architect Peter J. Barber.[7]

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.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cottage Health". 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ McCormick, Grayce (2021-06-27). "Cottage Health recognized for geriatric care". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center". 30 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Julia McHugh: Cottage Hospital's beginnings in Santa Barbara". Santa Ynez Valley News. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ^ Tompkins, Walker A. (1988). Cottage Hospital: The First Hundred Years, the Centennial History of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-9619597-0-8. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - Celebrating 125 Years - Cottage Health". www.cottagehealth.org. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  7. ^ "Cottage Hospital", photograph by I. N. Cook, Gledhill Glass Plate Collection, Santa Barbara Historical Museum, accessed 31 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Harry and Meghan reveal where daughter Lili was born". The Evening Standard. 2021-06-06. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

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