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Cottage Health receives historic $65 Million donation to advance healthcare

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

Cottage Health in Santa Barbara, Calif. has received a $50 million donation from the Compton family for the new 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