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]
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Cottage Health | |
 Hospital entrance, c. 2022 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°25′50″N 119°43′23″W / 34.43042°N 119.72312°W |
| Organization | |
| Type | Community |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 519 |
| History | |
| Opened | December 8, 1891 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Lists | Hospitals in California |
Services
editSanta 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
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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- ^ "Cottage Health". 30 July 2022.
- ^ McCormick, Grayce (2021-06-27). "Cottage Health recognized for geriatric care". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center". 30 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Julia McHugh: Cottage Hospital's beginnings in Santa Barbara". Santa Ynez Valley News. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - Celebrating 125 Years - Cottage Health". www.cottagehealth.org. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ "Cottage Hospital", photograph by I. N. Cook, Gledhill Glass Plate Collection, Santa Barbara Historical Museum, accessed 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Harry and Meghan reveal where daughter Lili was born". The Evening Standard. 2021-06-06. Retrieved 30 June 2021.