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Coordinates: 34°25′50″N 119°43′23″W / 34.43042°N 119.72312°W / 34.43042; -119.72312
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Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Cottage Health
Hospital entrance, c. 2022
Map
Geography
LocationSanta Barbara, California, United States
Coordinates34°25′50″N 119°43′23″W / 34.43042°N 119.72312°W / 34.43042; -119.72312
Organization
TypeCommunity
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I Adult Trauma Center/
Level II Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds519
Helipads
Helipad(FAA LID: 3CN2)
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 48x48 15x15 concrete
History
OpenedDecember 8, 1891
Links
WebsiteOfficial website
ListsHospitals in California

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a teaching and tertiary care hospital in the city of Santa Barbara, California. It is owned and operated by the Cottage Health System.[1]

Services

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Santa 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 Level III NICU[2] and the hospital was recognized for its geriatric care.[3]

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center (upgraded from Level II in 2017)[4] and the largest between Los Angeles and San Francisco.[5]

History

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The original Cottage Hospital building, designed by Peter J. Barber
The hospital entrance, c. 1920

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital was opened on December 8, 1891 as a twenty-five bed hospital by Mary A. Ashley.[6][5][7] The original building was designed by the prominent local architect Peter J. Barber.[8]

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.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Cottage Health". July 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Children's Health Hospital Services".
  3. ^ McCormick, Grayce (June 27, 2021). "Cottage Health recognized for geriatric care". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center". July 30, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Julia McHugh: Cottage Hospital's beginnings in Santa Barbara". Santa Ynez Valley News. October 9, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  6. ^ 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 June 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - Celebrating 125 Years - Cottage Health". www.cottagehealth.org. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "Cottage Hospital", photograph by I. N. Cook, Gledhill Glass Plate Collection, Santa Barbara Historical Museum, accessed 31 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Harry and Meghan reveal where daughter Lili was born". The Evening Standard. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
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