State Lists Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital as One of 7 'High-Cost Outliers'

State Lists Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital as One of 7 'High-Cost Outliers'

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is one of seven California facilities identified as a “high-cost outlier,” according to the state Office of Healthcare Accountability. The OCHA Health Care Affordability Board made the designations earlier this year, and is setting cost-growth targets for these facilities that are lower than the targets for other hospitals, all in a bid to improve affordability. Cottage Health, a nonprofit healthcare organization, …