The philanthropic campaign each year aims to strengthen patient care programs, fund future innovations, and respond to new and evolving health challenges, all while maintaining Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital’s state-of-the-art
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation surpassed its annual fundraising goal of $130 million by more than $20,000 at its seventh annual"Reaching Higher Together: The Cottage Campaign for Excellence" campaign.
“The response of our community inspires us to do our best work,” said Ron Werft, president and CEO of Cottage Health."We are so grateful to have the trust and confidence of Santa Barbara and the surrounding region."This year, more than 16,000 gifts received from 4,302 donors made it possible. According to a foundation spokeswoman, 183 donors made gifts of more than $50,000, as well as two unprecedented gifts of $15 million by philanthropists Mary and Richard Compton, who agreed to create an endowment fund for medical excellence and innovation, as well as Naomi and Ben Bollag, whose large gift will fund Cottage’s Emergency Department Expansion Project.
Sign up to receive headlines in your inbox! Breaking News | Local Sports | Daily Headlines | Local Obituaries | Weather | Local Offers Click to Sign up! In total, it is reported that $150.6 million was raised via grateful patients, private foundations, local businesses, and Cottage employees, physicians and volunteers.
To learn more about Cottage's campaign priorities and the hospital programs to be funded, visit reachinghighertogether.org or call 805-879-8980.
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