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Gratitude Grows Here

Lives saved. Illnesses cured. Injuries mended. A new member of the family welcomed into the world. Every day at Cottage, generous donors help us to deliver the highest level of excellence and compassionate care. Thank you for making a difference today!

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Where to Give - Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation

By supporting key areas of the hospital, your gift can have a lasting and transformative impact.

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Clinical Excellence

Your gift helps enhance and expand essential healthcare services that lead to medical advances and the best possible patient outcomes in heart and vascular medicine, emergency, trauma and critical care, the neurosciences and other specialties.

Giving priorities include vital clinical programs that will improve care and quality of life for our patients including:

  • Cardiology and our nationally recognized Heart & Vascular Center
  • Neurosciences Institute and our nationally certified Comprehensive Stroke Center
  • Cottage’s Level 1 Emergency Trauma Center
  • Cottage Children’s Medical Center including expanded outpatient services and pediatric mental health

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Education and Innovation

Support the next generation of nurses, scientific leaders, innovators and health care professionals who will improve the lives of our community.

Giving priorities include:

  • New Simulation Training Center
  • Nursing Scholarships
  • Endowed Chairs for Medical Leaders
  • Healthcare Workforce Training and Support

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Healthcare Workforce

Ensure that our nurses and healthcare workers receive the highest quality training, mentorship and opportunities to grow so they can provide the best care for the people of our community.

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Cottage Children's Medical Center

Children and families benefit from receiving consistent, top-quality, evidence-based care as close to home as possible. Your gifts support children’s health care services at Cottage Children's Medical Center on California’s Central Coast.

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Area of Greatest Need

Your unrestricted gift allows us to be prepared and react quickly to changing patient and community healthcare needs.

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Keilani's Story

“As a mom I felt helpless. Her life was out of my hands. As an emergency room nurse myself, and after spending time with her Cottage Health medical team, I knew they cared and were doing absolutely everything to save my daughter’s life.” - Cori Waxdeck, SBCH Patient's Mom

Keilani, Cottage Patient