Awards and Designations

Cottage Health

• #19 for Best Places to Work in Health Care 2021 by Fortune & Great Place to Work 
• Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital named to Newsweek’s annual list of World’s Best Hospitals for 2020

Heart & Vascular Center

• Blue Distinction Center® from Blue Cross Blue Shield 
• Designated STEMI Receiving Center

Center for Orthopedics

• Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement from The Joint Commission

Neuroscience Institute

• Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Centers from The Joint Commission

Center for Advanced Imaging

• American College of Radiology accredited for CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Mammography, and Lung Cancer Screening

Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital

• “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for Fall 2021
• Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement from The Joint Commission
• 5-star CMS rating for Overall Quality & Safety
• 4-star CMS rating for Patient Survey

• Silver Level 2 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

• 4-star CMS rating rating for Overall Quality & Safety

• 4-star CMS rating rating for Patient Survey

• “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for Fall 2021
• Accredited Echocardiography facility for Adult Transthoracic and Adult Transesophageal services by Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)
• Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Centers from The Joint Commission

• Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement from The Joint Commission

• Cottage Epilepsy Center accredited as Level 3 by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC)  
• Designated Baby-Friendly® hospital by Baby-Friendly USA Inc.
• Get With the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
• Joint Commission Sepsis Certification
• Level I Adult Trauma Center
• Level II Pediatric Trauma Center
• Mission: Lifeline® STEMI Receiving Center Silver Plus Achievement Award from the American Heart Association
• Platinum Level Environmental Sustainability Certificate from Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) of the American Hospital Association
• Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Patient Satisfaction Award– Inpatient, Behavioral Health

• Silver Level 2 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

• Smart Care California C-section Honor Roll for reducing C-sections

Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital

• 2021 Top 20 Best Practices in Patient Satisfaction designation, National Rural Health Association

• Joint Commission Acute Stroke Ready Certification

• 4-star CMS rating for Overall Quality & Safety

• Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Patient Satisfaction Award - Medical Practice

• Silver Level 2 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

• California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Antimicrobial Stewardship Honor Roll - SILVER status

Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital

• Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) in Brain Injury Specialty Programs, Spinal Cord Injury Specialty, Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs and Stroke Specialty Programs

Ridley-Tree Center for Wound Care Management

• Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for Wound Care and Treatment Center of Distinction Award