Health System with 3 hospitals across 1 state
| Health System | Cottage Health |
|---|---|
| Total Hospitals | 3 |
| Commercial/Acute Hospitals | 3 |
| Total Beds | 528 |
| Commercial/Acute Beds | 528 |
| Headquarters | Santa Barbara, CA |
| Website | cottagehealth.org |
| Hospital | Type | Beds | Teaching | Recently Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital | Acute Care Hospital | 67 | No | No |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | Acute Care Hospital | 450 | No | No |
| Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital | Critical Access Hospital | 11 | No | No |
Appointed president and CEO effective April 7, 2025. [9, 10, 11] Has decades of healthcare experience. [10, 12] Previously served as president and CEO of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and Memorial Healthcare System. [9, 11]
Lisa Moore is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Cottage Health. She leads the operations of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, including Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital and Cottage Children's Medical Center, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, and Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories. Moore joined Cottage Health in 1991 as an administrative fellow. She served as Vice President for Clinical Services since 2000, providing administrative leadership for many of the hospitals' procedural areas. Her accomplishments in this role included the development and growth of regional programs for Cottage Health, and she also served as the lead executive for government relations. She is a graduate of St. Olaf College and earned her Master's degree in Hospital and Health Care Administration from the University of Minnesota. She completed her residency at St. Mary's Hospital in London. Moore was selected as a Fellow for the American Hospital Association Next Generation Leadership Innovation Program in 2020 and was a Fellow of the California Healthcare Leadership College in 2005.
Kristin Tufvesson is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Cottage Health. She started her career at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in 1991 and has held various significant roles within Cottage Health for over thirty years, including interim senior vice president/CFO, vice president, finance and controller, director of financial services, and director of financial planning and decision support. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Minnesota State University in Mankato and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix.
Stacy Bratcher is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Cottage Health, also serving as the Chief Legal Officer. She joined Cottage Health in October 2020. Prior to this, she spent 15 years at the University of Southern California, holding various in-house positions, including Vice President and Managing General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Keck Medicine of USC. Her early legal career started at the healthcare law firm Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, PC. Bratcher holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Truman State University and a Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law. She is also the host of "The Legal Department Podcast".
Based on the search results, there is a "Mark Andersen, Interim CIO, Information Technology" listed on the Cottage Health administrative team page. However, the search results provide detailed professional backgrounds for several other individuals named Mark Andersen in different fields (finance, music, law, engineering), but do not provide a specific professional background for the Mark Andersen who is the Interim CIO at Cottage Health. Therefore, I cannot provide a short bio for him based on the search results.
Katy Bazylewicz is the Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President for Population Health at Cottage Health, a position she has held since joining the organization as Vice President of Marketing in July 2014. She possesses 25 years of marketing expertise, with responsibilities at Cottage Health encompassing strategic marketing, public and media relations, community relations, and communications across all hospitals and affiliates. Before her tenure at Cottage Health, Bazylewicz served as the Vice President for Marketing and Development at Hospital Corporation of America South Atlantic Division, overseeing marketing for ten hospitals in three states. Her prior experience also includes Director of Marketing roles at Providence Medford Medical Center in Oregon and Southern Oregon University. Additionally, she was the Executive Director of Operations and Marketing for the Consortium for Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education and Training at Michigan State University. Bazylewicz earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and a Master's in Public Relations with an emphasis in Marketing from Michigan State University. She is also an Advisory Board member for YouthWell, an organization focused on youth mental health.
Has served as Vice President, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer since 2011. [4] Holds a PhD and MBA. [6]
Andrew Brown joined Cottage Health as Vice President of Advancement, where he leads fund development operations and works with foundations that provide fundraising support. He has over 20 years of experience in advancement leadership. Before coming to Cottage Health, Brown was the Vice President of Advancement at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he led a four-year fundraising campaign that exceeded its $100 million goal. While at Macalester, he also implemented community-centric fundraising strategies and doubled total annual fundraising. Prior to his time at Macalester College, Brown served as Assistant Vice President at the University of Minnesota Foundation, where he helped develop a $4 billion fundraising campaign. Brown holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Minnesota Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
Laura Canfield is the Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Cottage Health. She started at Cottage Health in 2011 as the clinical nurse specialist in neuroscience. Before becoming VP and CNO, she was the administrative director of acute care services, where she helped increase patient satisfaction scores and supported the attainment of Comprehensive Stroke Certification for Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Canfield's nursing career began at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She has over 20 years of progressive professional nursing leadership experience in Southern California, including time at Hoag Hospital and Orqis Medical Corp. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Grand Canyon University and has bachelor's and master's degrees from Saint Louis University. She is an advocate for professional development and higher education in nursing.
Barbara Conviser is the Interim Vice President, Quality Support Services at Cottage Health. She has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare field, with expertise as an epidemiologist, research director, and informatics manager. Conviser uses a combination of analytics and broad industry experience to improve healthcare efficiency and patient care. Her background includes serving as Research Director at the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara, where she significantly grew the research program and formed partnerships with international research groups. She also held the role of Director of Population Health and Decision Support at Sansum Clinic, focusing on integrating the technical and practical sides of healthcare delivery. Earlier in her career, she was the Director of Research & Quality at the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara (CCSB). Conviser's professional experience also includes positions in medical research at institutions like Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the John Wayne Cancer Institute, and Amgen Inc. She earned a Master's degree in Public Health-Epidemiology from UCLA and a Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology from Princeton University.
Kevin Davidson serves as the Vice President of Ambulatory Services and President of Cottage Medical Group at Cottage Health. He has around two decades of experience in strategic development, expanding ambulatory services, aligning physicians, and digital health. Before joining Cottage Health, Davidson was the Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Services at MemorialCare Health System, where he contributed to the growth of their ambulatory services and led initiatives for their medical group and IPA divisions. His previous roles include Chief Strategy Officer at PersonalCare Physicians and Executive Director positions at Banner Medical Group/Banner Health System and Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. Davidson earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from UC San Diego and a Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota.
Arie Dejong is the Vice President, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, Rehabilitation & Ancillary Services at Cottage Health, having joined in 2013. Before his time at Cottage Health, he was the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Seton Highland Lakes Hospitals and Clinics in Texas for five years. His background also includes positions as Vice President of Aspen Healthcare Metrics, a senior consultant at Accenture, and Director of Operations and Finance at Advocate Health Care. He holds a BA from Michigan State University and an MHSA from the University of Michigan. Dejong was recognized with the "40 Under 40" award by the Pacific Coast Business Times in 2014.
Nick Henderson is the Vice President of Support Services at Cottage Health. He began his tenure at Cottage Health in 2006 within the Project Management Department as a Project Superintendent for the rebuilding of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Over the subsequent 10 years, he advanced to roles as Construction Project Manager and Senior Construction Project Manager, successfully completing major projects at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital campus, such as the Energy Center and multiple phases of the hospital rebuild. In November 2017, he was promoted to Director of Facilities Management, overseeing the Santa Barbara and Goleta campuses and providing support to the Santa Ynez Valley campus. In his current role as Vice President of Support Services, he leads all Cottage facilities management in Santa Barbara and Goleta and works on various projects with Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital. Henderson holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska and a Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota.
Sandy Lood is the Vice President, Revenue Cycle at Cottage Health, with over 20 years of experience in healthcare, including 10 years in Revenue Cycle Management. She is responsible for the oversight of end-to-end revenue cycle performance, encompassing areas such as Patient Access, Centralized Scheduling, Health Information Management, Revenue Integrity, Denials Management, Utilization Review, Hospital Billing, Professional Billing, and the PBX Team. Prior to her role as Vice President, which she assumed in 2020, Sandy joined Cottage Health in 2019 as the Director of Revenue Integrity. Her previous experience includes multiple leadership positions at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, IL, from 2013 to 2018, where her scope included billing, collections, and managing open account inventory. She also held various roles in revenue integrity and decision support at Northwest Community Hospital. Sandy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Behavioral Sciences from National Louis University and a Master of Science in Leadership from Pepperdine University. She is an active member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).
Retired on April 7, 2025, after 25 years as CEO and 38 years with the system. [9, 11, 12] Led the modernization of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, oversaw service expansion, and guided the COVID-19 response. [12]