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Patient Safety

Our goal is to completely eliminate infections.

We Want to Completely Eliminate Infections

Our team of Certified Infection Preventionists and our Medical Director who specializes in infectious diseases carefully tracks and monitors our hospitals to help prevent hospital-associated infections.

Clinician washing their hands with soap and water

Hand Hygiene

We wash our hands. This is a simple, but crucial, step in preventing infection.

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Germ-Free Environments

We’re dedicated. We utilize the most up to date environmental cleaning products and processes to ensure our facilities are germ-free.

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Follow-Up Care

We’re vigilant. We follow the care of every surgical patient after they go home to watch for infections.

Clinician in a surgical room monitoring a computer screen

Evidence-Based Practices

We know and use the science. We have implemented the most current evidence based practices in our operating rooms and patient care units to prevent infections.

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Technology

We use the best technology. State-of-the-art UV lighting in air ducts throughout our hospitals keeps microbes from growing on air conditioning coils.

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Commitment to Transparency

We are transparent. We share our infection rates as part of our commitment to transparency and our pursuit of zero hospital acquired infections.

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Caring for central California since 1891, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital was recently named one of the "World's Best Hospitals" by Newsweek.

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Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital

Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital

Among its honors and accreditations, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital has received "Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement" from The Joint Commission as well as an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group.

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Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital

Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital was designated one of the "Top 20 Best Practices in Patient Satisfaction" by the National Rural Health Association (2021) and has received the Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Patient Satisfaction Award - Medical Practice.

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Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital


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We hope this site is helpful to make informed healthcare decisions. We would like to hear from you. If you have a question or suggestion regarding how to make this more useful please email Cottage Health Quality.

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