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...
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...
SBUH is the first in Suffolk County to achieve advanced certification, which demonstrates the outstanding quality of care that faculty and staff provide for patients with diabetes.
Stony Brook’s Coordinated Fetal Care Program, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine and state-of-the-art NICU provided the care needed for the Quigley family.
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.
As COVID cases continue to increase, the hospital has reactivated its Meal Train to support employees, making donating food to frontline workers safe, easy and efficient.
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.
For people who wear glasses, wearing a mask can mean fogged lenses and limited visibility. Thanks to a donation of eyeglass defogger from Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Skidmore, hospital employees can now see better. Mr...