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Central Coast Voices

Cottage Hospital Nurses Organize to Improve Working Conditions and Patient Care

By Mario Espinoza-Kulick

Published November 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM PST

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Join host Dr. Mario Espinoza-Kulick for a conversation with nurses from Cottage Health in Santa Barbara about their efforts to unionize and advocate for improved working conditions and patient care. They will discuss the challenges facing healthcare workers, including safe staffing, burnout, nurse retention, and workplace equity.

Listen Thursdays from 1-2 P.M. on KCBX

Central Coast Voices

Mario Espinoza-Kulick

Mario Alberto Viveros Espinoza-Kulick, PhD, is co-host of Central Coast Voices, heard every Thursday afternoon on KCBX from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Mario is an advocate, community leader, health equity expert, poet, and author. He uses decolonial-inspired research with Latinx Immigrant and Indigenous communities to improve health on California’s Central Coast.

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