Philanthropists Mary and Richard Compton recently increased their gift to the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation, for a total of $65 million to support medical excellence and innovation at Cottage Health. Adding to their prior $15 million gift, a new commitment of $50 million is the largest single gift in Cottage’s 135-year history and will be invested in the health of the Santa Barbara region.
The gift will create and name the Compton Center for Medical Excellence and Innovation, a new center bringing together clinicians, educators and research investigators to propel clinical and operational innovation — advancing healthcare for patients and families.
Based at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, the Compton Center will focus on applying the most promising clinical, educational, research, and digital advances to health care delivery. The Center aims to support Cottage experts and community collaborators in accelerating new projects that will help improve the health of the communities Cottage serves. Read more.
