Founded in 1888, this 408-bed acute care teaching hospital – the largest of its kind between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area – is committed to patient safety and providing the highest quality health care to the growing communities of greater Santa Barbara.

Its medical staff of more than 600 includes specialists in all major clinical areas, many of whom are involved in the training and education of new physicians in the hospital's internal medicine, general surgery and radiology residency programs.