Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) has achieved the highest level of national recognition as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for 2023, according to new research released by Healthgrades. This places SBUH in the...
Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) for pledging ongoing action to...
Freak Accident Involving Metal Straw Punctured Child’s Carotid Artery and Jugular Vein Four-year-old Charlie DeFraia of East Moriches started kindergarten on Sept. 7 and celebrated his fifth birthday the following...
Lauren Maloney, MD wears more hats than most. She’s an attending emergency medicine physician in the Emergency Department of Stony Brook University Hospital. She’s an adjunct Biomedical Engineering (BME) assistant...
Collecting blood in the summer is like trying to reach a live customer service representative; it requires a lot of effort. The Stony Brook University Hospital Blood Bank is putting out an urgent call for...
The partnership created during the pandemic between Stony Brook Village and Stony Brook University Hospital to deliver meals to employees remains strong.
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...
The Maternal Safety Foundation named the hospital an Accreta Center of Excellence, recognizing its ability to provide superior care for this life-threatening childbirth complication.
The hospital earned the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines® Heart Failure Quality Achievement Award for the third consecutive year.
The Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) has once again awarded Stony Brook University Hospital three stars for its active participation in the Registry Participation Program for 2020...
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...