When Long Island pathologist David Elkowitz, DO, was referred to Stony Brook’s Henry Tannous, MD, for a cancerous mass surrounding many vessels and organs in his chest, Elkowitz had little reason to be hopeful. The...
In 1980, Larry Hurst performed the very first hand surgery done on the premises of Stony Brook University Hospital, a case of trigger finger release on a university staff member when he was an acting intern. That was...
There is a critical need for blood and the Blood Bank at Stony Brook University Hospital is urgently seeking blood donors. According to the American Red Cross, we are currently experiencing a severe blood...
The Hospital has been named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals™ for 2021 by Healthgrades – the only hospital on Long Island to receive this distinction for the past three consecutive years.
Stony Brook University Hospital and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital have been named leaders by the National LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Index of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
For the second consecutive year, SBU Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
Rechargeable battery packs for Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR) were created by teams from the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences and Stony Brook Medicine.
When the coronavirus pandemic began, one Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) nurse came out of retirement to join her daughter on the frontlines. Mary Beth Patterson retired from SBUH in December 2018 after being...
Throughout its 40 years, Stony Brook Medicine has grown to become Long Island’s premier academic medical center as it continues to play a major role in leading research and pioneering techniques.
Stony Brook is the only hospital on Long Island to receive this distinction for the past two consecutive years and among only five hospitals in New York State this year.
Stony Brook University Hospital has been named one of “America’s 100 Best Hospitals” for 2019 by Healthgrades, the first organization in the country to rate hospital quality based on actual clinical outcomes. “At Stony...