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Stony Brook University Hospital continuously strives for excellence in providing care for our patients to achieve the best possible health outcomes.
Our quality metrics are reviewed on a continual basis and process improvements are ongoing. Sharing our outcome data publicly is important as it helps people make an informed decision on where to seek the best medical care.
Our experienced, highly-trained stroke team performs all the latest procedures, 24/7. Our expertise includes the latest diagnostic tools, every FDA-approved, minimally invasive stroke intervention technique and access to major ongoing clinical trials.
While our expertise in stroke care is well known on Long Island, we have the hard data to back it up. Below are our most recent quality metrics for some of the stroke treatments we offer:
- Treatment of acute ischemic stroke patients with IV tPA (an important clot buster drug)
- Treatment of carotid artery disease, with options including: carotid artery stent placement and carotid endarterectomy
- Diagnostic testing such as cerebral angiography performed to evaluate the blood vessels in the brain
| Treatments | Number treated in 2022 | Complication Rate |
| IV thrombolytic | less than 100 | 2.6% |
| Cerebral angiography (procedure to evaluate blood vessels) | over 500 | 0% |
| Elective carotid endarterectomy | less than 100 | 0% |
| Asymptomatic carotid artery stent | less than 100 | 0% |