Awards and Designations

Cottage Health

• Recipient of the 2026 Great Place To Work® Certification™ for the 8th time
• Named a 2024 Seramount 100 Best Companies for Working Parents
• Designated a Digital Health Most Wired organization: Acute Level 7 and Ambulatory Level 7
• Nursing Residency Program at SBCH, GVCH and CRH earned national accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Practice Transition Accreditation Program® (PTAP)

Heart & Vascular Center

• Blue Distinction Center® — Cardiac Care by Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Designated STEMI Receiving Center
• Named one of America’s Best Cardiac Hospitals 2024 by Newsweek

Center for Orthopedics

• Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement from The Joint Commission
• Blue Distinction Center® — Knee and Hip Replacement by Blue Cross Blue Shield

Neuroscience Institute

• Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Centers from The Joint Commission
• Joint Commission Brain Tumor Certification, one of six in the United States

Center for Advanced Imaging

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

Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital

• 5-star CMS rating for Overall Quality & Safety
• 4-star CMS rating for Patient Satisfaction
• “B” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Fall 2025
• Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement from The Joint Commission
• Silver Level Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
• SILVER Status on the California Department of Public Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Honor Roll under the Healthcare-Associated Infections Program

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

• 5-star CMS rating for Overall Quality & Safety
• 4-star CMS rating for Patient Survey
• “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Fall 2025
• Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus Achievement with Stroke Honor Roll Elite recognition by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, 2024
• Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll by the American Heart Association, 2024
• Get With The Guidelines® – Coronary Artery Disease Hospital Recognition: NSTEMI – Silver, 2024
• Recognized as one of the World’s Best Hospitals 2024 by Newsweek
• Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll by the American Heart Association, 2024
• Get With The Guidelines® - Coronary Artery Disease Hospital Recognition: NSTEMI: Silver, 2024
• Recognized as one of the World’s Best Hospitals 2024 by Newsweek
• Recognized as a global leader for Patient Satisfaction by Newsweek
• Named one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals
• Surgical Intensive Care Unit honored with the Silver-Level Beacon Award for Excellence by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
• Certified Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission
• Certified for Sepsis Care by The Joint Commission
• Accredited Echocardiography facility for Adult Transthoracic and Adult Transesophageal services by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)
• Accredited Comprehensive Center with Adolescent Care, recognized by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)
• Blue Distinction Center® — Bariatric Surgery by Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Cottage Epilepsy Center, accredited as a Level 3 Adult Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC)
• Designated Baby-Friendly® hospital by Baby-Friendly USA Inc.
• Silver Level Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
• GOLD Status on the California Department of Public Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Honor Roll under the Healthcare-Associated Infections Program
• Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis Clinic designated Clinical Associate Center by the Bronchiectasis and NTM Care Center Network
• Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award® for Emergency Department Patient Experience

Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital

• 5-Star Rating from the National Rural Rating System
• Accredited Critical Access Hospital by The Joint Commission
• Certified Acute Stroke Ready by The Joint Commission
• Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Rural Silver recognition
• Silver Level Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
• SILVER Status on the California Department of Public Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Honor Roll under the Healthcare-Associated Infections Program
• Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award® for HCAHPS Patient Experience

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
• Named one of America’s Best Physical Rehab Centers 2024 by Newsweek

Ridley-Tree Center for Wound Care Management

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