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Cottage Health has been Certified by Great Place To Work for a sixth time, the not-for-profit healthcare system has announced. The certification is based

Cottage Health announced its sixth Great Place to Work certification for its services in the past year.

Cottage Health receives historic $65 Million donation to advance healthcare

So it was a hurriquake and an array of striking rainbows that were the most memorable moments of Santa Barbara County’s latest storm of the century.

Cottage Health CEO Ron Werft explains the vision for creating the Compton Center for Medical Excellence and Innovation

Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara (Brooke Holland photo) The Santa Barbara Cottage Health Foundation received a $50 million donation, the single largest gift in Cottage’s 135-year history, from philanthropists Mary and Richard Compton, the hospital recently announced on Aug. 22. In total, the Comptons have donated $65 million to support medical excellence and innovation at

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department has purchased and received 35 ambulances for a provider contract it does not have, which has prompted questions

Permit application period will open in July; providers will be reviewed by EMS staff and ultimately chosen by the Board of Supervisors

The announcement was made after business hours Friday, and Sansum’s leadership was unavailable to provide details or comment on what the partnership means for the community

Cottage Health hosted its first Cottage Health Volunteer Awards Luncheon since the pandemic in late April to honor the work of 450 Cottage volunteers over the past year.