Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
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.
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 Coronary [care unit|CCU] and an ICU.Several medical services are offered, including a Level III NICU and the hospital was recognized for its geriatric care.
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center and the largest between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
History
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital was opened on December 8, 1891 as a twenty-five bed hospital by Mary A. Ashley. The original building was designed by the prominent local architect Peter J. Barber.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.