SANTA BARBARA — Cottage Primary Care—Goleta presents a FREE Virtual Meet the Doctor event on Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., featuring board-certified geriatrician Dr. Jayson Wright, who will lead a conversation on Healthy Aging.
The discussion will explore essential strategies for healthy aging, including ways to protect brain health and memory, strengthen mobility to reduce the risk of falls and manage medications safely. It will also cover the importance of utilizing advanced care planning and maintaining physical, mental and emotional well-being. Attendees will learn how to adopt daily habits that support a longer and healthier life.
The event will also feature a Q&A session, offering attendees the opportunity to have their questions answered directly by Dr. Wright. To register for this free virtual event, go to cottagehealth.org/goletamtd.
About Cottage Health | CottageHealth.org — Cottage Health is a not-for-profit health system providing advanced medical care on California’s Central Coast. In the past year, its hospitals in Goleta, Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez Valley cared for 20,733 inpatient admissions, 91,649 emergency department visits and 2,005 newborn deliveries. With more than 700 physicians, including specialists typically found only at university medical centers, Cottage offers expert, comprehensive care. As a teaching institution, it trains physicians through residency programs in medical, surgical, pediatric and radiology specialties. Cottage Health is home to the Central Coast’s only Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center and an advanced comprehensive stroke center. Its specialty services include Cottage Children’s Medical Center, Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital, the Santa Barbara Neuroscience Institute, Cottage Heart & Vascular Center and Cottage Center for Orthopedics. Beyond its hospitals, Cottage expands care through primary and specialty clinics, urgent care centers and 24/7 provider access via Cottage Virtual Care.