Health

Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital was named one of the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals in the nation for Best Practice in Patient Satisfaction from the National Rural Health Association.

New research confirms the COVID-19 pandemic caused sharp declines nationwide in spring 2020 screenings for breast cancer, prostate cancer and colorectal cancer, a data trend that is also mirrored locally at Sansum Clinic.

Cottage Health opened its newest Cottage Urgent Care Center in Santa Maria with the goal of providing complete care within 45 minutes.

Cottage Health opened its newest Cottage Urgent Care Center in Orcutt with the goal of providing complete care within 45 minutes.

Marian Regional Medical Center has acquired ECMO technology to treat COVID-19 patients with life-threatening conditions.

In response to noted gaps in access to health care locally, CenCal Health is implementing a Network Access Improvement program.

Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture is launching its free program designed to educate and inspire children to eat healthy by adding locally-grown Santa Barbara County fruits and vegetables to their diet.

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and Marian Regional Medical Center welcome the first babies of 2021.

Cottage Center for Population Health is partnering with Latino community-based organizations and leaders to offer medically accurate and accessible COVID-19 prevention training for Community Health Ambassadors.

Cottage Urgent Care will offer FREE flu shots at all seven Cottage Urgent Care Centers, which are located from Camarillo to San Luis Obispo.

The CHC Del Valle clinic in Santa Maria was named Top Family Practice by Santa Barbara County’s largest health plan CenCal Health.

The Central Coast Medical Association awarded Henning Ansorg, MD, as the 2020 Physician of the Year for Santa Barbara County.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is hosting a free flu shot event in Guadalupe on Thursday, November 12.

All six of Dignity Health's Urgent Care Centers are offering no-cost flu shots with no appointment needed starting Monday, November 9.

Dignity Health’s Marian Community Clinics are offering a No Cost Drive-Through Flu Shot Clinic this Saturday, November 7 to protect community members from the flu virus.

A decrease in immunizations, cancer screenings, annual physicals seen on Central Coast due to COVID concerns has prompted local physicians to advocate for health screenings.

Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital will offer a free, drive-thru flu vaccine clinic in Buellton on Saturday, October 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Cottage Health has opened a new Cottage Urgent Care Center in Goleta with the goal of providing complete care within 45 minutes.

Cottage Health’s Community Partnership Grants are focused on the Behavioral Health Initiative for the third consecutive year.

UC Los Angeles has opened a primary care health center on Coast Village Road in Montecito.

Cottage Health has opened a new Cottage Urgent Care Center in Santa Maria with the goal of providing complete care within 45 minutes.

Cottage Health plans to move its Rehabilitation Hospital to the Goleta Valley hospital campus by 2023 in order to create a new and expanded rehabilitation center.

Many changes occur when you have a loved one living with dementia. One of the most challenging of these is the change in the dynamics of your relationship.

CenCal Health nominated pediatric specialist is being recognized for his decades of service on the Central Coast.

Dignity Health Central Coast has announced the grand opening of Dignity Health Urgent Care in the Santa Ynez Valley.

Cottage Health is opening its second Cottage Urgent Care Center in Oxnard next week.

Cottage Health is opening its first Cottage Urgent Care Center in Goleta on June 30, with the goal of providing convenient and complete care within 30 minutes for patients who are age six months and older.

Sansum Clinic launched this month an 11-episode stress management video series on YouTube with family medicine physician Jay Winner.

Caregiving can take a toll, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a local specialist is providing tips for self care.

The Family Service Agency offers tips to help caregivers survive the holidays and beyond.