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Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Cottage Health Brain and Spinal Tumor Program
400 West Pueblo Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93105, United States
Additional Information:
This program meets 7/7 of the Guiding Principles for CNS Tumor Treatment Programs.
Institution part of Cottage Health.
Data for this institution collected in 2023.
Accreditations:
- National Cancer Institute Designation: No
- Nurse Magnet Status: No
- Academic Affiliation: Cottage Health
Number of Full-Time Physicians:
Number of full-time physicians in this treatment program who dedicate at least 40% of their clinical practice to the treatment of adult patients diagnosed with brain and/or spine tumors:- 1 Neuro-oncologists or Medical Oncologists specializing in brain/spine tumors
- 1 Brain Neurosurgeons
- 1 Spine Neurosurgeons
- 1 Radiation Oncologists
- [no data] Neuropathologists
Number of Adult Patients Treated for Brain and/or Spine Tumors Annually:
- ~65 Primary tumor patients
- ~30 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients
Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:
- 22 Primary brain tumor patients
- 9 Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
- 10 Primary spine tumor patients
- [no data] Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
- 14 Skull base tumor patients
Specialized Treatments and Technologies Available:
Identifies whether the following treatment options are offered either at this institution or at an affiliated center.Available:
Drug:
- Immunotherapy
- Targeted therapy
Imaging Treatments and Technologies:
- Perfusion MRI
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Other:
- EEG
- Tumor treating fields (TTF)
Radiation Treatments and Technologies:
- 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT)
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Surgical Treatments and Technologies:
- Awake Craniotomy
- Brain Mapping
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Intraoperative MRI
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Support Services Available:
Identifies whether the following clinical and non-clinical support services are offered either at this institution or at an affiliated center.Available:
- Advanced practice registered nurse
- Brain tumor board
- Caregiver support services
- Case manager
- Certified neuro registered nurse
- CNS tumor educational resources
- Discounted lodging
- Financial aid services
- Inpatient rehabilitation
- Molecular testing
- Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
- Neuropsychology services for CNS tumor patients
- Nurse Navigator
- Outpatient Rehabilitation
- Palliative care
- Transportation services
Last updated July 24, 2023