It is owned and operated by the Cottage Health System.

[1] Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a full-service hospital, primarily serving the diverse population of Santa Barbara County.

The hospital has regular medical-surgical beds as well as a CCU and an ICU.

[2] Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center (upgraded from Level II in 2017)[3] and the largest between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

[5][4][6] The original building was designed by the prominent local architect Peter J.