Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) has achieved national recognition by being named by Healthgrades® as one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care and as the ONLY hospital in New York State to earn this recognition eight years in a row (2016-2023).
In addition, Healthgrades 2023 rankings named SBUH as the #2 hospital in NY for both Neurosciences and Stroke Care for 2023 — and one of only two hospitals on Long Island* in the top five.
This, according to new research released by Healthgrades, a leading online source for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals, helping millions of consumers each month find and schedule appointments with their healthcare professional of choice.
“This accomplishment reflects Stony Brook University Hospital’s consistently outstanding clinical outcomes in stroke care and our unwavering dedication to our patients,” said Hal Paz, MD, MS, Chief Executive Officer, Stony Brook University Medicine and Executive Vice President for Health Sciences, Stony Brook University.
“I’m delighted that for the eighth year in a row, our hospital’s Cerebrovascular and Comprehensive Stroke Center continues to provide a level of stroke care few hospitals anywhere can match. From our mobile stroke units that provide stroke care on the scene before arriving at the hospital to our advanced diagnostic and neuro-interventional treatment options and groundbreaking clinical trials not available anywhere else in the region, there is no better place to be for stroke care.”
Healthgrades evaluated patient mortality and complication rates for 31 of the most common conditions and procedures at nearly 4,500 hospitals across the country to identify the top-performing hospitals for specialty care. This year’s analysis revealed significant variation in patient outcomes between America’s Best hospitals for specialty care and hospitals that did not receive a distinction.
Patients treated at hospitals receiving the America's 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Award have, on average, a 40.2% lower risk of dying than if they were treated in hospitals that did not receive the award*.
Top-Rated Care
Stony Brook University Hospital was also recognized by Healthgrades for the following clinical achievements of our hospital’s Neurosciences Institute:·
Stroke Treatment and Care
· The only hospital in NY to be named among the Top 5% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke for 8 years in a row (2016-2023)
· Recipient of the Healthgrades Stroke Care Excellence Award™ for 8 years in a row (2016-2023)
· Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke for 9 years in a row (2015-2023)
Cranial Neurosurgery
· One of only two hospitals in NY to receive the Healthgrades Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™ for 4 years in a row (2020-2023)
· The only hospital in NY to be named among the Top 5% in the Nation for Cranial Neurosurgery for 2 years in a row (2022-2023)
· Five-Star Recipient for Cranial Neurosurgery for 4 years in a row (2020-2023)
Neurosciences Excellence
· The only hospital in NY to receive the Healthgrades Neurosciences Excellence Award™ for 8 years in a row (2016-2023)
· The only hospital in NY to be named among the Top 10% in the Nation for Neurosciences for 8 years in a row (2016-2023)
Learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality and access a patient-friendly overview of the complete methodology here.
*Long Island is defined as Nassau and Suffolk counties.
*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2019 through 2021 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. Click here to view the complete 2023 Specialty Excellence Awards and Ratings Methodology.
Leading the Field
Brook University Hospital has a history of continuously raising the bar in stroke treatment and care:
- First Joint Commission (TJC)-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center in Suffolk County (2018)
- Recipient of Gold Plus Achievement Award from the American Stroke Association for the "Get with the Guidelines" Stroke Program for 12 consecutive years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), with added distinctions of "Target: Stroke Honor Roll" (2014, 2017), "Target: Stroke Honor Roll-Elite" (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020),"Target: Stroke Honor Roll-Elite Plus" (2017, 2021, 2022), inaugural recipient of "Target: Stroke Advanced Therapy Honor Roll" (2020), and recipient of "Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll" (2021, 2022)
- Long Island's first Mobile Stroke Unit Program, designed to provide specialized, life-saving care to people within the critical moments of stroke before they even get to the hospital.
- Suffolk County's first comprehensive stroke center offering endovascular treatment for stroke, 24-hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week.
- Suffolk County's only Adult and Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center (the highest level as verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS)
- First institution in the country to treat cerebral aneurysm with the Pipeline™ Flex Embolization device in the setting of the COCOA and PUFS clinical research trials
- First institution on Long Island to utilize Onyx® for arteriovenous malformations and aneurysms
- First institution on Long Island to utilize the Penumbra System® for clot removal in acute ischemic stroke
- First to offer intracranial stroke treatment with novel temporary endovascular bypass technology
Learn more about the Stony Brook Cerebrovascular and Comprehensive Stroke Center here.