Below is a status update as of January 28, 2021. 

  • Cottage Health is caring for a total of 305 patients across all campuses.
  • At Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital:
    197 are acute care patients; 27 acute care beds remain available.  
  • Of the 197 acute care patients, 22 patients are on ventilators.
    89 ventilators remain available (adult, pediatric and neonatal ventilators).
  • Of the 197 acute care patients, 81 are in isolation with COVID-19 symptoms;
    74 are confirmed COVID-19 positive.
  • Of the 81 patients in isolation, 21 are in critical care.
  • SBCH adult critical care available capacity: 20.0%
  • From Jan 11-17  
    5,335 COVID-19 laboratory tests were collected by Cottage Health.
    Results: 770 positive, 4,565 
  • From Jan 18-24  
    5,168 COVID-19 laboratory tests were collected by Cottage Health.
    Results: 594 positive, 4,440 negative, 134 pending 

COVID-19 Video Update from Dr. Lynn Fitzgibbons
Lynn N. Fitzgibbons, MD, infectious disease specialist, provides a fifth COVID-19 Community Update with topics including virus variants, vaccine and the return to California’s Purple Tier.

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