Quick answers
- Does Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital have an emergency room?
- Yes. Medicare (CMS) data lists emergency services at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. In a medical emergency, call 911.
- Where is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital?
- 400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, in Santa Barbara County, California.
- What is the phone number of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital?
- (805) 682-7111, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
- What is the Medicare star rating of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital?
- 4 out of 5 stars in the CMS overall hospital quality rating (CMS data updated 2026-07-22).
Specialties and care areas[4][5]
- Advanced imaging and radiology
- Diabetes services
- Emergency medicine and trauma services
- Family medicine
- Heart and vascular
- Internal medicine
- Kidney care
- Laboratory services
- Maternity and newborn care
- Neuroscience
- Nutrition services
- Orthopedics
- Pain management
- Palliative care
- Podiatry
- Primary care
- Psychiatry and addiction medicine
- Pulmonary and respiratory care
- Senior health
- Spine care
- Stroke care
- Surgical services
- Urology
- Vascular medicine
- Women's health
- Burn care
Conditions treated[5]
- STEMI heart attack
- Traumatic injury
Procedures[4]
- Robotic surgery
- Weight-loss surgery
Programs and centers[4][5]
- Trauma Clinic (follow-up care for trauma patients)
- Cardiac Receiving Center (Santa Barbara County)
- Teaching hospital
Emergency care (hospital website)[4][5][6]
| Emergency room | Yes |
|---|---|
| Open 24/7 | Yes |
| Trauma designation | Level I (adult); Level II (pediatric) |
Visiting and practical information
Recognition[5][6]
- ACS-verified Level I Trauma Center (adults), Level 2 (pediatrics)
- Geriatric Emergency Department accreditation (ACEP)
Doctors and clinicians (622)
622 doctors and other clinicians list Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital as a hospital where they work, in Medicare's official clinician data (updated 2026-10-02). It is not a complete staff list.
Main specialties
- Internal Medicine111
- Family Practice52
- Physician Assistant42
- Emergency Medicine39
- Diagnostic Radiology36
- Anesthesiology35
- Nurse Practitioner31
- Orthopedic Surgery31
- Neurology23
- Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)16
- Hospitalist14
- Hematology/Oncology12
Doctors with a page on this site (622)
- Aamir Ahsan, MDPathology
- Abimbola O. Johnson, DPMPodiatry
- Adam C. Catevenis, PAPhysician Assistant
- Adam S. Whiteley, MDEmergency Medicine
- Adam W. Awerbuch, MDPsychiatry
- Adam W. Rives, MDHand Surgery
- Aegean H. Chan, MDDermatology
- Agueda Espinoza, PAPhysician Assistant
- Ahmad K. Nooristani, MDInternal Medicine
- Ai-Shan C. Tang, MDAnesthesiology
- Akinwunmi O. Oni-Orisan, MDNeurosurgery
- Alejandro R. Garcia, MDCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
- Alessandro A. Castellarin, MDOphthalmology
- Alex Ecarma, MDHospitalist
- Alex J. Doermann, MDOrthopedic Surgery
- Alex Koper Ii, MDUrology
- Alexander B. Hardwick, MDCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
- Alexander E. Morf, MDInternal Medicine
- Alexander Leasure, MDFamily Practice
- Alexander Voloshko, DOHospitalist
- Alexandra E. Reis, MDDiagnostic Radiology
- Ali Batouli, MDDiagnostic Radiology
- Allison E. Akers, DOFamily Practice
- Alyssa R. Lewis, PAPhysician Assistant
And 598 more: the button below opens the full list.
Names link to the doctor’s page on this site when there is one, otherwise to the official NPI Registry record (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Find a doctor · Source: CMS Facility Affiliation Data
Other emergency rooms nearby
Hospitals that list emergency services, by straight-line distance (not driving distance).
- Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital4.9 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · Acute Care Hospital
- Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital26 mi · Solvang, CA · Critical Access Hospital
- Community Memorial Hospital - Ojai26 mi · Ojai, CA · Critical Access Hospital
- Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura29 mi · Ventura, CA · Acute Care Hospital
- Ventura County Medical Center29 mi · Ventura, CA · Acute Care Hospital
Other hospitals nearby
- Santa Barbara County Psychiatric Health Facility3.4 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · Psychiatric Hospital
- Aurora Vista del Mar Hospital26 mi · Ventura, CA · Psychiatric Hospital
Nursing homes, hospice, home health and dialysis nearby
Medicare-certified providers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance. Hospice and home health care is given at home: their address is the office.
Nursing homes
- The Californian0.2 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · 5 of 5 stars
- Samarkand Skilled Nursing Facility0.4 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · 5 of 5 stars
- Mission Park Healthcare Center0.4 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · 5 of 5 stars
All nursing homes in the state →
Hospice providers
- VNA Health2.6 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · 4 of 5 stars
- Santa Barbara Hospice and Palliative Care Inc7.3 mi · Santa Barbara, CA
- Aceso Hospice, Inc22 mi · Ventura, CA
All hospice providers in the state →
Home health agencies
- Assisted Home Health1.1 mi · Santa Barbara, CA
- VNA Health2.6 mi · Santa Barbara, CA
All home health agencies in the state →
Dialysis facilities
- Santa Barbara Artificial Kidney Center, LLC1.1 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · 4 of 5 stars
- Fmc-Santa Barbara Community Dialysis Center2.6 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · 5 of 5 stars
Outpatient surgery centers nearby
Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance.
- Carrillo Surgery Center Inc1.1 mi · Santa Barbara, CA
- Santa Barbara Endoscopy Center LLC1.1 mi · Santa Barbara, CA
- Surgical Arts Surgical Center1.1 mi · Santa Barbara, CA
Community care nearby
Health centers, clinics, urgent care and pharmacies closest to this hospital, by straight-line distance, from official HRSA, Medicare and NPI Registry data. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Community health centers
- La Cumbre Junior High School0.5 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · Community health center
- Westside Neighborhood Clinic0.8 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · Community health center
- Usarc0.9 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care
- Zugan Health Medical Corporation1.1 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · Urgent care center
- Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept2.6 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · Urgent care center
- Cottage Clinical Network, LLC6.8 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · Urgent care center
Pharmacies
- L.M.Caldwell Pharmacist1.1 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · Pharmacy
- Mission Health Care Pharmacy Corporation4.8 mi · Goleta, CA · Community/retail pharmacy
- Montecito RX6.8 mi · Santa Barbara, CA · Community/retail pharmacy
Assisted living nearby
Licensed homes from the official state licence list, by straight-line distance.
- Garden Court at Villa Santa Barbara1.1 mi · Santa Barbara, CA
- Mission Villa1.1 mi · Santa Barbara, CA
- Oak Cottage of Santa Barbara Memory Car1.1 mi · Santa Barbara, CA
- Pacifica Senior Living Santa Barbara1.1 mi · Santa Barbara, CA
About the Medicare star rating
CMS (the federal Medicare agency) gives many hospitals an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, based on measures of mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. It is one piece of information: ask your doctor what matters for your care. See the full Medicare profile →
Medicare quality data
What Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital reported to Medicare (CMS), the federal agency that publishes these results for hospitals nationwide. These are averages for many patients, not a prediction for any one person: ask your doctor what matters for your care. In a medical emergency, call 911.
What patients said (patient survey)
What this means: Patients who stayed overnight answered a national survey (HCAHPS) about their stay. More stars mean patients reported a better experience than at other hospitals. The percentages show how often patients gave the best answer, next to the national average.
| Summary star rating (all survey topics) | 4 of 5 stars |
|---|---|
| Overall rating of the hospital | 4 of 5 stars |
| Would recommend the hospital | 5 of 5 stars |
| Nurses communicated well | 4 of 5 stars |
| Doctors communicated well | 4 of 5 stars |
| Staff explained medicines | 3 of 5 stars |
| Information about recovery at home | 3 of 5 stars |
| Room and bathroom kept clean | 4 of 5 stars |
| Quiet at night | 3 of 5 stars |
| Rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 81%National average: 72% |
| Would definitely recommend the hospital | 85%National average: 71% |
| Nurses “always” communicated well | 79%National average: 80% |
| Doctors “always” communicated well | 80%National average: 80% |
| Staff “always” explained medicines before giving them | 62%National average: 62% |
| Were given information about recovery at home | 87%National average: 86% |
| Room and bathroom “always” clean | 81%National average: 74% |
| Area around the room “always” quiet at night | 57%National average: 60% |
| Completed surveys | 3,306Response rate: 29% |
Source: Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; patients discharged October 2024 to September 2025.
Infections caught in the hospital
What this means: CMS compares the number of infections patients caught in this hospital with the number expected for a hospital like it. The number shown is that ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than expected, above 1 means more. “Better” or “worse” is shown only when the difference is clear in the data.
| Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI) | 1.027No different from the national benchmark |
|---|---|
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) | 0.43Better than the national benchmark |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | 1.42No different from the national benchmark |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | 4.13Worse than the national benchmark |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | 0.626No different from the national benchmark |
| Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections | 0.54Better than the national benchmark |
Source: Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; data from October 2024 to September 2025.
Complications and deaths
What this means: Death rates are the share of patients who died within 30 days of going into the hospital for that condition, adjusted for how sick they were. PSI-90 combines several serious complications (a lower number is better). “No different from the national rate” is the most common result and means the hospital is in line with hospitals nationwide.
| Deaths within 30 days: heart attack patients | 10.5% |
|---|---|
| Deaths within 30 days: heart failure patients | 12.6% |
| Deaths within 30 days: pneumonia patients | 13.5% |
| Deaths within 30 days: COPD patients | 7.7% |
| Deaths within 30 days: stroke patients | 10.9% |
| Deaths within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery (CABG) | 1.5% |
| Serious complications (patient safety indicator PSI-90) | 0.94No different from the national rate |
| Complications after hip or knee replacement | 4.9% |
Source: Complications and Deaths - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026; data from July 2022 to June 2025.
Return visits to the hospital (readmissions)
What this means: The share of patients who had to be admitted to a hospital again within 30 days after going home, adjusted for how sick they were. A lower percentage is better.
| Returned to any hospital within 30 days (all patients) | Not reported to Medicare |
|---|---|
| Readmitted within 30 days: heart attack | 14.2% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: heart failure | 22.3% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: pneumonia | 15.9% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: COPD | 19.3% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery | 11.7% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: hip or knee replacement | 5.6% |
Source: Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026; data from July 2023 to June 2025.
Emergency room times and sepsis care
What this means: ER time is the middle (median) time from arriving at the emergency room to leaving it; busier ERs usually have longer times, so the ER volume is shown too. Leaving before being seen: a lower percentage is better. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection; a higher percentage means more patients got every recommended early step.
| Emergency room volume (patients per year) | High (40,000–59,999) |
|---|---|
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency room before leaving (OP-18b) | 185 minutesNational average: 162 minutes |
| Patients who left the emergency room before being seen (OP-22) | 2%National average: 2% |
| Sepsis patients who got all the recommended early care (SEP-1) | 64%National average: 65% |
Source: Timely and Effective Care - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; data from January 2024 to December 2024.
ER wait times and Medicare ratings nearby
How this hospital compares with others in the area, ranked only by official Medicare (CMS) numbers.
Prices
We have not been able to read a price file for Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital yet. Every US hospital must publish its standard charges online (federal price transparency rule): look for “price transparency” or “standard charges” on the hospital’s website, or call the hospital and ask for an estimate. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Hospital information
| Hospital type | Acute Care Hospital |
|---|---|
| Address | 400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 |
| County | Santa Barbara County |
| State | California |
| Phone | (805) 682‑7111 |
| Emergency services | Yes |
| Ownership | Voluntary non-profit - Private |
| Medicare overall rating | 4 of 5 stars |
| Birthing-friendly designation | Yes (meets CMS criteria) |
| CMS Certification Number | 050396 |
| Name in Medicare records | SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL |
| Profile level | Medicare data + hospital website |
| Official website | cottagehealth.org |
| Corrections | Report an error or suggest an update → |
Sources
- Hospital General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-29
- Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare profile of this hospital
- U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder — map position used for distances
From the hospital’s website
Numbers match the citations above. Checked 2026-11-05.
- Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - Cottage Health — cottagehealth.org
- Level I Trauma Center - Cottage Health — cottagehealth.org
- Emergency Medicine & Trauma Services - Cottage Health — cottagehealth.org