SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL
1. Community Benefit Plan
Click on the button below to download the community benefit plan.
The documents are being made available as provided by the facility, in accordance with Health and safety Code 127350 and California Code of Regulations Section 95102. If there are any issues with accessibility, please notify us directly at communitybenefit@hcai.ca.gov
Download2. Community Health Needs Assessment
The web address where the Community Benefit Plan is published on the hospital's website:
https://www.cottagehealth.org/about/community-benefit/
The year the hospital last conducted a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA):
2025
What community groups attended or engaged with the most recent CHNA process? Identify the vulnerable populations represented by these:
The following community organizations engaged in the most recent CHNA process and are grouped by populations represented: Medically Underserved, Low-Income Residents, Disproportionately Impacted Populations: Alpha Resource Center, American Cancer Society, American Indian Health & Services, CALM, CenCal Health, Children & Family Resource Services (CFRS) / Health Linkages (SBCEO), CommUnify, Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, Community Systems Consulting, Cottage Health, Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse (CADA), County of Santa Barbara Health Department, Dar a Luz: Legal Rights for Farmworkers in Pregnancy and Postpartum, Good Samaritan Shelter, KIDS Network, Lompoc Valley Medical Center, Lompoc Valley Pediatrics, Marian Regional Medical Center, Mariposas Project, Maternal Child Adolescent Health (MCAH), Mental Wellness Center, Pacific Pride Foundation, Planned Parenthood California Central Coast, Postpartum Education for Parents (PEP), Rescue Mission, Sanctuary Centers, Sansum Clinic - Sutter Health, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, Santa Barbara County Breastfeeding Coalition, Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness, Santa Barbara County Promotores Network, Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic, Together for Children Network, Transition House, WIC/SBCPHD, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program, WomenHeart Low-Income Residents and Disproportionately Impacted Populations: Carpinteria Children's Project, Domestic Violence Solutions, Family Service Agency, Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley, First 5 Santa Barbara County, Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara, LEAP (Isla Vista Youth Project), Mothers' Helpers, Orcutt Union School District, Santa Barbara Unified School District, Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People, YouthWell Medically Underserved and Low-Income Residents: Santa Barbara Endocrinology, Santa Barbara Lactation Low-Income Residents: Flux Coaching and Consulting, Mamatoto Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Birth Center, Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation Disproportionately Impacted Populations: Resilient Santa Barbara County, UCSB Human Resources Lactation Support Group
Does the Hospital make the CHNA report widely available to the public?
Yes
How the hospital made the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) available to the public:
Cottage Health made the 2025 CHNA widely available to the public by posting it on the Cottage Health website with a link directly from the homepage. Free printed copies of the CHNA are also available for community members upon request.
The web address where the CHNA is publicly accessible:
3. Community Benefit Expenses
| Vulnerable Population | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Charity Care | $ 539,300 |
| Medi-Cal | $ 1,908,900 |
| Other Means-Tested Government (Indigent Care) | $ 0 |
| Sum Financial Assistance and Means-Tested Government Programs | $ 2,448,200 |
| Vulnerable Population | Broader Community | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Improvement | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Community Benefit Operations | $ 29,079 | $ 291,400 | $ 320,479 |
| Health Professions Education | $ 0 | $ 270,000 | $ 270,000 |
| Subsidized Health Services | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Research | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Cash and In-kind Contributions for Community Benefits | $ 433,454 | $ 500,000 | $ 933,454 |
| Other Community Benefits | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Total Other Benefits | $ 462,533 | $ 1,061,400 | $ 1,523,933 |
| Vulnerable Population | Broader Community | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefits* | $ 2,910,733 | $ 1,061,400 | $ 3,972,133 |
| Medicare | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
| Total Community Benefits with Medicare | $ 2,910,733 | $ 1,061,400 | $ 3,972,133 |
*Aggregate from tables above.
Other relevant information to the hospital's community benefit plan not otherwise captured:
See attached report for additional relevant information.