Cottage Health preparing and taking precautions

By Santa Ynez Valley Star Staff · Tue Mar 17 2020

By Cottage Health Staff

All of us at Cottage Health are on the frontlines of fighting this virus and among the first to see impacts to the health of our community, friends and neighbors. Our healthcare workers are working tirelessly and making enormous personal sacrifices to protect the health of our community. Every day our patient care teams are providing care and service that puts them at risk of exposure to disease. We have been preparing our hospitals to meet the challenges that are now arriving.

We are aware that individuals exposed to COVID-19 will include healthcare workers.  All appropriate public health and hospital protocols are being followed to protect patients, employees and physicians.  

As a healthcare organization, we are not able to disclose or confirm health information. Our duty throughout this crisis will remain to protect those who trust us with their care.

Any time a COVID-19 case is identified in our community, we will partner with the Public Health Department to support their investigation and tracking of potential exposure.

As we work around the clock to prepare for COVID-19 in our community, we can share this update:

Cottage Health has 47 negative pressure isolation rooms for patient care, with ability to create additional isolation space.

COVID-19 preparedness activities at our hospitals have been ongoing since early this year and include: