400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105 · (805) 682-7111
Beds
362
FY 2024
Star rating
4 of 5
Patient survey: 4 of 5
Net patient revenue
$929.5M
FY 2024
Net income
$144.4M
Patient care margin -1.5%
Discharges
18,694
Occupancy 69.3%
Clinicians
610
From the hospital's yearly cost reports (fiscal years as the hospital reports them)
Locations are shown at the center of the ZIP code.
US dollars as reported. Patient care margin = net patient revenue minus operating expenses, before other income such as grants, donations and investments.
| Fiscal year | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Patient care margin | Net income | Discharges | Uncompensated care | Medicare days | Medicaid days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $929.5M | $943.7M | -1.5% | $144.4M | 18,694 | $7.3M | 38.7% | 4.3% |
Official hospital quality measures with the national median across hospitals. For ratios, 1.00 means as many cases as expected.
| Death rate after heart bypass surgery | 1.5% | US median 2.3% |
| Death rate for COPD patients | 7.7% | US median 8.5% |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | 10.5% | US median 11.8% |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 12.6% | US median 11% |
| Hospital-wide death rate within 30 days | 3.7% | US median 3.9% |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 13.5% | US median 15.2% |
| Death rate for stroke patients |
Medicare clinicians who list this hospital, by specialty
Inpatient stays by diagnosis related group (DRG), 2024
Official US government data: hospital records, ownership records, yearly cost reports and quality measures, linked by the hospital's CCN and NPI. Financials are for fiscal years as reported by the hospital.
Medicare clinicians who work here
| 2023 | $841.3M | $878.9M | -4.5% | $105.3M | 18,017 | $10.4M | 36.0% | 5.3% |
| 2022 | $777.9M | $825.8M | -6.2% | -$79.0M | 16,784 | $8.7M | 36.3% | 7.3% |
| 2021 | $772.0M | $797.0M | -3.2% | $103.6M | 16,444 | $9.2M | 36.3% | 6.7% |
| 2020 | $722.0M | $754.0M | -4.4% | $54.9M | 15,883 | $11.3M | 37.3% | 7.2% |
| 10.9% |
| US median 11.6% |
| Readmission rate after heart bypass surgery | 11.7% | US median 10.9% |
| Readmission rate for COPD | 19.3% | US median 19.8% |
| Readmission rate after a heart attack | 14.2% | US median 14.4% |
| Readmission rate for heart failure | 22.3% | US median 21.3% |
| Readmission rate after hip or knee replacement | 5.6% | US median 5.8% |
| Readmission rate for pneumonia | 15.9% | US median 17.2% |
| Complications after hip or knee replacement | 4.9% | US median 4.1% |
| Serious complications (patient safety composite) | 0.94 | US median 0.96 |
| C. diff intestinal infections (ratio to expected) | 0.54 | US median 0.28 · better |
| Central line bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) | 1.03 | US median 0.48 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery (ratio to expected) | 1.42 | US median 0.72 |
| Surgical site infections after hysterectomy (ratio to expected) | 4.13 | US median 0.81 · worse |
| MRSA bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) | 0.63 | US median 0.60 |
| Catheter urinary tract infections (ratio to expected) | 0.43 | US median 0.40 · better |
| Doctors always communicated well | 80% | US median 79% |
| Nurses always communicated well | 79% | US median 80% |
| Patient survey summary star rating | 4 of 5 | US median 3 of 5 |
| Area around the room always quiet at night | 57% | US median 59% |
| Patients who rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 81% | US median 72% |
| Room and bathroom always clean | 81% | US median 73% |
| Patients who would definitely recommend the hospital | 85% | US median 71% |
| Patients who left the emergency department before being seen | 2% | US median 1% |
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving (minutes) | 185 min | US median 148 min |
| Patients prescribed 2 or more opioids or opioids with benzodiazepines at discharge | 18% | US median 15% |
| Patients who got appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock | 64% | US median 65% |
| Healthcare workers given the flu vaccine | 76% | US median 79% |
| 185 |
| $103,234.61 |
| $16,186.85 |
| $12,667.88 |
| DRG 274 PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 133 | $140,451.29 | $31,785.50 | $24,748.54 |
| DRG 872 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 124 | $60,814.51 | $9,420.36 | $7,681.44 |
| DRG 885 PSYCHOSES | 110 | $44,815.81 | $13,093.68 | $11,869.17 |
| DRG 378 GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 103 | $54,860.50 | $8,651.31 | $7,294.77 |
| DRG 470 MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 100 | $110,477.26 | $17,980.23 | $14,289.25 |
| DRG 064 INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 97 | $137,051.24 | $19,650.38 | $15,695.20 |
| DRG 853 INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 90 | $325,530.83 | $58,319.47 | $40,556.82 |
| DRG 897 ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 90 | $38,564.99 | $7,686.90 | $7,306.07 |
| DRG 065 INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 88 | $72,322.94 | $9,245.52 | $7,474.08 |
| DRG 267 ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 88 | $220,433.34 | $47,567.63 | $40,566.75 |
| DRG 392 ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 87 | $47,886.79 | $6,946.29 | $5,662.18 |
| DRG 193 SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 80 | $81,540.78 | $12,795.23 | $9,867.73 |
Hospital outpatient services by payment group (APC), 2024
| Service group | Services | Patients | Medicare pays per service | All hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC 8011 Comprehensive Observation Services | 366 | 346 | $2,847.53 | $2,090.36 |
| APC 5213 Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures | 315 | 302 | $29,499.17 | $21,117.37 |
| APC 5191 Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 264 | 263 | $3,072.71 | $2,207.96 |
| APC 5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 242 | 232 | $15,465.38 | $10,771.69 |
| APC 5492 Level 2 Intraocular Procedures | 203 | 183 | $4,221.04 | $3,116.50 |
| APC 5361 Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 203 | 199 | $5,990.94 | $4,357.80 |
| APC 5183 Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 186 | 177 | $3,344.00 | $2,405.01 |
| APC 5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 183 | 177 | $1,654.14 | $1,219.56 |
| APC 5114 Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 176 | 168 | $7,781.72 | $5,338.75 |
| APC 5302 Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 174 | 152 | $1,984.35 | $1,444.50 |
| APC 5184 Level 4 Vascular Procedures | 166 | 158 | $5,755.28 | $3,945.82 |
| APC 5073 Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 141 | 134 | $2,980.44 | $2,141.49 |
Reported payments to this teaching hospital
| Company | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation EW | 16 | $109K |
| Boston Scientific Corporation BSX | 30 | $80K |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ZBH | 6 | $52K |
| Mannkind Corporation MNKD | 7 | $48K |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 9 | $40K |
| Teleflex LLC TFX | 1 | $2,871 |
| Balt USA, LLC | 1 | $2,700 |
| KLS-Martin L.P. | 21 | $2,542 |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | 1 | $2,500 |
| Insmed, Inc. INSM | 2 | $2,177 |
Official US government data on Original Medicare hospital stays and outpatient services; groups with fewer than 11 cases are not published. Payments are those drug and device companies must report.
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a nonprofit short-term acute care hospital in Santa Barbara, CA with 362 beds, part of Cottage Health System and a 4-star overall rating.
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, CA has 362 beds (fiscal year 2024 cost report); 450 beds are certified for Medicare. It discharged 18,694 inpatients that year, with 69.3% of its beds in use on average.
In fiscal year 2024 (ending 2024-12-31), Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital reported net patient revenue of $929.5M and operating expenses of $943.7M, a margin on patient care of -1.5%. After other income and expenses its net income was $144.4M (13.5% of revenue), so it made a profit that year.
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is part of Cottage Health System, a health system with 3 hospitals based in Santa Barbara, CA. It is a nonprofit hospital.
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars in the official hospital quality ratings. Patients rate it 4 out of 5 stars in the patient survey. 2 death rate measures are better and 0 worse than the national rate.
Yes, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital provides emergency services.
610 Medicare clinicians list Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital as a hospital they work at, most often in Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Physician Assistant.
In 2024, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital had 5,582 Medicare inpatient stays in 163 diagnosis groups. The most common was DRG 871 (septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc) with 578 stays; Medicare paid $20,221.82 per stay on average, compared with $15,524.21 across all hospitals.
In 2025, companies reported $343K in payments to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital as a teaching hospital ($9,776 general and $333K for research) from 13 companies.