Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, CA
In a medical emergency, call 911. This page is for information only.
About Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital is an acute care hospital in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 52 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Santa Barbara County Psychiatric Health Facility, about 1.9 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.51
73% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend85%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1081%
- Completed surveys274
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
34.43307, -119.80980
Nearby hospitals
- Santa Barbara County Psychiatric Health Facility315 Camino Del Remedio, Santa Barbara, CAPsychiatric hospital1.9 mi
- Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital4.9 mi
- Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital2050 Viborg Rd, Solvang, CA · Emergency roomCritical access hospital22 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital located?
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital is at 351 S Patterson Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 in Santa Barbara County.
Does Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 149 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital?
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the California trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (805) 967-3411.
Would patients recommend Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (274 completed surveys), 85% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 81% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.
- What Is a Trauma Center? Levels I to V ExplainedWhat each trauma center level provides, who designates and verifies them, pediatric trauma centers and how trauma systems route patients.