Cottage Primary Care
Primary Care • Santa Barbara, CA • Since 1888 • 1 location in Santa Barbara (Oak Park Lane) locations
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About
Cottage Health is a nonprofit health care system based in Santa Barbara, California, founded in 1888. It operates Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and affiliated facilities (including Cottage Children’s Medical Center, Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, and Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital) under the parent organization Cottage Health since 1996. The system provides hospitals, urgent care, clinics, and telehealth through Cottage Virtual Care. It employs about 1,434 staff statewide, with annual revenue around $746 million, and is guided by a local volunteer board. For primary care needs in Santa Barbara, Cottage Health offers multiple locations in the Santa Barbara and Goleta area, as well as nearby communities, focusing on comprehensive primary and specialty care through its network. Primary contact: main headquarters at 351 S. Patterson Ave, Goleta, CA 93117; main phone 1-805-682-7111.
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Insurance & Payment
We are not accepting HMO or Medicare Advantage plans at this time.
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FAQs
What is Cottage Primary Care – Santa Barbara?
A Cottage Medical Group clinic focusing on primary care for newborns, children, and adults.
What are the office hours?
We are open Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm.
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Photos published by Cottage Primary Care showing the primary care practice in Santa Barbara, CA.
What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive
- Beauty California (via Google reviews): 5/5 (based on multiple featured reviews) (Multiple testimonials cited)
- Healthgrades (Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital): 86% patient experience rating (Hospital-wide data)
Patients praise
- friendly and professional staff members
- physicians described as warm, attentive, and thorough
- modern and clean medical facilities
- positive alternative to longer wait times at other local clinics
Common complaints
- reports of poor bedside manner from some providers
- concerns regarding appointment availability for some practitioners
- experiences of being dismissed or not feeling listened to by clinical staff
"Dr. Varner really took the time to get to know me, asked me questions in order to build a relationship with me, and I never felt rushed or neglected."
- Beauty California (Patient testimonial)"I was sent for follow up after being hospitalized in intensive care with septic shock and was treated as if I was malingering... staff was pretty rude."
- Birdeye (Patient testimonial for affiliated practice)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 - sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Dr. Vejas Skripkus Joins Cottage Primary Care – Santa Barbara | Your Health | Noozhawk - Apr 16, 2026
- Dr. Vejas Skripkus Joins Cottage Primary Care–Santa Barbara–Bath St. - The Santa Barbara Independent - Apr 17, 2026
- Cottage Primary Care Now Offering Services in Ventura - Ventura Breeze - Jan 10, 2026
- Drs. Daniel Crossman and Casey Whipple join Cottage Primary Care–Goleta - edhat - Aug 13, 2025
- Cottage Health Names Medical Director of New Women’s Health Center | Local News | Noozhawk - Jul 8, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.
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