The Future of Women’s Health Care Starts Here

By Giving List Staff   |   November 11, 2026
A beautiful and healthy senior woman of Hawaiian and Chinese descent laughs while enjoying quality time outdoors with her Eurasian adult daughter at a park in Hawaii with beautiful tropical landscaping.

Every great center begins with a vision – and the heart to carry it forward. As Cottage Health brings together the region’s most trusted specialists in women’s health under the leadership of Dr. Jane Varner, Director of Cottage Women’s Health, what’s being built is more than a facility: it’s a place where women will feel seen, cared for, and supported at every stage of life.

Putting women at the center of their health care journey, with thoughtful, compassionate care backed by research and innovation.

Cottage Health is launching a transformative new model for women’s health that brings together multidisciplinary clinical expertise, structured care pathways, and a new location to deliver more personalized, comprehensive care for women across their entire lifespan.

Cottage Women’s Health is designed to provide the highest levels of clinical care, comfort, wellness and prevention, learning, education, and community connection. From adolescence, and through every stage of life, the Center is designed to empower women to take control of their health care and the unique challenges they encounter along the way.

“Our aspiration is to hear women’s stories,” Dr. Jane Varner says. “We want to remember their stories so that every time they show up, they can feel confident we’re going to listen, take note, and remember.”

Cottage Women’s Health will offer physical spaces that will evolve over the coming years. These spaces are being designed by women, to welcome all women for clinical care, wellness activities, learning, and community connection.

To learn more and to support this important initiative, reach out to Cottage Health: contact Magda Stayton, Director of Strategic Initiatives – Cottage Women’s Health at [email protected].

Cottage Breast Health Clinic

Santa Barbara breast surgeon Rosa Choi, MD, has joined Cottage Women’s Health to launch the Cottage Breast Health Clinic.

The Cottage Breast Health Clinic reflects Cottage’s commitment to expanding women’s health services. 

Dr. Choi has over two decades of experience in the community as a board-certified surgeon providing specialized care for patients with breast cancer, and other breast health conditions.

 

Cottage Health

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www.cottagehealth.org
(860) 569-7290
Vice President for Advancement: Andrew Brown

Mission

To provide superior health care for and improve the health of our communities through a commitment to our core values of excellence, integrity, and compassion.

Begin to Build a Relationship

We know you care about where your money goes and how it is used. Connect with this organization’s leadership in order to begin to build this important relationship. Your email will be sent directly to this organization’s director of development and/or Executive Director.

I’ve been waiting 25 years for women’s health to get the attention it deserves. Now is the time.
Jane Varner, MD Medical Director, Cottage Women’s Health

How You Can Help!

For information, visit: www.cottagehealth.org/services/breast-health/

Philanthropicsupport is essential to bringing this transformative new Center to Cottage Women’s Health.

To learn more, contact [email protected] or visit Cottagehealth.org/giving

Lighting the Way in Women’s Healthcare

Jane Varner, MD – Medical Director,
Cottage Women’s Health
Bina Ahmed, MD – Medical Director,
Cottage Women’s Heart Clinic
Rosa Choi, MD, FACS – Medical Director,
Cottage Breast Surgery Program
Stephanie Handler, MD – Urogynecologist,
Cottage Health Urogynecology Clinic
Nicole Moayeri, MD, MS – Medical Director,
Cottage Neuroscience Institute
Anne Rodriguez, MD- Medical Director,
Cottage Health Gynecology Oncology
Helen Mathews, MD – OB/GYN