2017 Awards and Designations

Cottage Health

• Environmental Sustainability Certificate, Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE), 2017
• Hospital Quality Institute 2017 C. Duane Dauner Quality Award finalist for Turning Up the HEAT (harm event action team) on Harm

Heart & Vascular Center

• Blue Distinction Center® for Cardiac Care by Blue Shield of California
• Designated STEMI Receiving Center

Center for Orthopedics

• Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission
• Blue Distinction Center designation from the national Blue Cross Blue Shield companies

Neuroscience Institute

• Primary Stroke Center Certification 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

• 4- and 5-star ratings by CMS
• 5-star CMS rating for patient experience
• 2017 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award for Patient Experience (Inpatient)
• Joint Commission Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement Program

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

• 2018 Excellence in Professionalism Award, Amercian Board of Certification for Gastroenterology Nurses (ABCGN)
• Baby Friendly designation
• 5-star rating by CMS, 5 quarters
• Level I Adult Trauma Center
• Recognized by the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) as achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care
• ACOS Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation
• ACOS Cancer Program Accreditation
• Sustainability Certificate from Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) of the American Hospital Association
• Joint Commission Sepsis Certification
• Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) certification for Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital

• 2018 Top 20 Best Practices in Patient Satisfaction designation, National Rural Health Association
• 4-star CMS rating
• Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award for Patient Experience (ED)
• California Critical Access Hospital Network member
• Certified Nurses Improving Care of Hospitalized Elderly (NICHE) Hospital

Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital

• Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) in Brain Injury Specialty Programs, 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
• National Award of Excellence and Center of Distinction designation from Healogics.

Orfalea Children’s Center

• Accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)