Dr. Alan Brown of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Receives Hospital Hero Award

The Hospital Hero Awards is an annual event that honors the outstanding achievements and events that occur at hospitals that are members of the Hospital Association of Southern California. The event honors health care professionals who are dedicated to patient care and those who help to create miracles for patients. Proceeds from the event benefit the National Health Foundation.

Dr. Brown has been a distinguished cardiologist serving in the Santa Barbara area since 1981. At the peak of his career in December 2002, Dr. Brown joined the Navy Reserves in response to the tragic events of September 11, 2001.

Dr. Brown was initially serving with to a naval unit in Port Hueneme, and subsequently switched to become a medical officer for a Marine battalion in California.