Cottage Health by the Numbers

Cottage Health is a private, not-for-profit community organization. Our sole purpose is to provide outstanding medical care to the communities we serve.

Together our hospitals—in Santa Barbara, Goleta, and the Santa Ynez Valley—provide a range and quality of services rarely found in communities of our size, and are consistently among the most efficiently managed healthcare providers in California.

A volunteer board of directors from the community provides strategic direction and fiscal management of the System. Board members are not paid for this service, and they contribute generously to support our hospitals.

2021 Stats

  • Licensed Beds - 582
  • Patients Admitted - 18,333
  • Days of Inpatient Care - 94,800
  • Number of Surgeries - 12,862
  • Babies Delivered - 2,169
  • Emergency Department Visits - 71,331
  • Outpatient Visits (e.g., lab, X ray) - 130,420
  • Employees (full-time equivalents) - 3,544
  • Volunteers - 413
  • Medical Staff Physicians - 707
  • Physicians in Residency Programs - 70

Hospitals and Clinical Programs 

Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital

1,217 annual admissions
18.971 annual Emergency Department visits

  • 24 / 7 Emergency Department 
  • Breast Care Center
    • Digital mammography
    • DEXA bone density screening
  • Ridley-Tree Center for Wound Management
  • Cottage Center for Orthopedics
  • Oral / maxillofacial surgery
  • Outpatient Therapy Services

Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital

139 annual admissions
8,341 Emergency Department visits

  • 24 / 7 Emergency Department 
  • Imaging Services: digital mammography, MRI, CT, DEXA, ultrasound
  • Surgical services, outpatient surgical procedures and endoscopy
  • Cardiac rehabilitation program
  • Nutrition counseling
  • Outpatient infusion therapy services
  • Laboratory services
  • Physician specialty clinics
  • Surgical services including cataract and endoscopy

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

16,977 annual admissions
44,019 annual Emergency Department visits

Santa Barbara Neuroscience Institute

  • Neurology
  • Stroke program
  • Neurovascular disease treatment
  • Neurovascular surgery
  • Neurointerventional surgery
  • Tumor program
  • Neurosurgery for spine and back
  • Bi-planar angiography suite

Cottage Center for Advanced Imaging

  • MRI
  • CT Coronary Angiography
  • MRI-Guided Breast Biopsy
  • Radiography (X-ray)
  • Digital Mammography
  • Ultrasonography
  • Computed Tomography (CT-scan)
  • Interventional radiology

Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital

  • Inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation
  • Aquatic therapy
  • Adaptive programs
  • Assistive technology
  • Caregiver resources
  • Support groups
  • Junior Wheelchair Sports Camp
  • Think First Injury Prevention program
  • CARF accreditation in brain injury specialty programs, comprehensive integrated inpatient programs and stroke specialty programs

Cottage Center for Orthopedics

  • Comprehensive joint replacement program – hip and knee
  • Foot and ankle care
  • Pediatric orthopedics
  • Hand and upper extremity
  • Physical therapy
  • Imaging
  • Occupational therapy
  • Inpatient and outpatient surgery
  • Spine care
  • Orthopedic trauma
  • Sports medicine

Cottage Heart and Vascular Center

  • Comprehensive cardiac services
  • Cardiovascular surgery / intervention
  • Cardiac rehabilitation
  • DaVinci robot-assisted cardiothoracic procedures

MacDougall Eye Center

  • Surgical and diagnostic ophthalmological services
  • Vitrectomy for retina disease and detachment
  • DSEK corneal transplant
  • Glaucoma surgery
  • Pediatric eye procedures
  • Treatment of eye trauma
  • Laser procedures
  • Cataract surgery with Intraocular lens implants

Level I Trauma Center

  • 24-hour coverage 
  • Trauma specialists on call around the clock
  • Complete surgical and diagnostic facilities immediately available
  • Trauma case management including dedicated trauma nurse coordinators
  • Helipad for transport

Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine

  • Inpatient / outpatient
  • Alcohol and drug dependency programs
  • Cottage Residential Center
  • San Luis Obispo outpatient clinic

Cottage Children’s Medical Center

  • Dedicated acute care pediatric unit
  • Level III NICU
  • Level II Pediatric Trauma Center
  • PICU
  • Advanced pediatric minimally invasive surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Radiology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Dedicated pediatric / neonatal transport system
  • San Luis Obispo Pediatric Clinics
  • Child life specialist
  • Oncology/Hematology* (cancer and blood disorders
  • Diabetes and endocrinology*
  • Rheumatology* (autoimmune disorders
  • Gastroenterology and digestive health*
  • Neurology* (kidneys)
  • Orthopedics*
  • Pulmonology* (lungs)
  • Surgery*
  • High-Risk Infant Followup*
*Services offered at Grotenhuis Pediatric Clinics

Additional Services

  • Minimally invasive robotic surgery
  • Palliative Care Consultation Services
  • Brittingham Family Women’s Services – Maternity / Birth Center
  • Bariatric surgery program
  • Healthy Balance Weight Management program
  • Healing Arts Program
  • SAGE Medical Library / medical information resources