October 22, 2024 — Stony Brook University Hospital is the only in New York State to be recognized as one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care for 10 years in a row (2016-2025) and is the recipient of numerous Excellence Awards and Five-Star Ratings across medical specialties, according to Healthgrades, a leading resource that evaluates approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide solely on patient outcomes.

By focusing on clinical outcomes, including risk-adjusted mortality and complications, the Healthgrades ratings provide critical feedback for patients and hospitals alike. These newest rankings come on the heels of Stony Brook University Hospital achieving the highest level of national recognition as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for 2024, the only hospital on Long Island to receive this recognition. As part of this ranking, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital also shares in this recognition.

The Healthgrades ratings place Stony Brook in the upper echelon of hospitals for specialty care nationwide.  

Top-Rated Clinical Care 

Stony Brook University Hospital also received Excellence Awards and Five-Star Ratings for cardiac, neurosurgery, stroke, neurosciences, pulmonary disease and other conditions.

• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Attack (2022-25)
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Failure (2014-25)
• Five-Star Recipient for Cranial Neurosurgery (2020-2025)
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke (2015-2025)
• Neurosciences Excellence Award™ (2016-2025)
• Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™ (2020-2025)
• Stroke Care Excellence Award™ (2016-2025)
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (2025)
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of GI Bleed (2024-2025)
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Sepsis (2015-2025)
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Respiratory Failure (2021-2025)

Stony Brook received Excellence Awards and a Five-Star Rating for these outpatient services:

• Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ (2025)
• Five-Star Recipient for Outpatient Prostate Care Excellence (2025)
• Outpatient Prostate Care Excellence Award (2025)

“These achievements reflect our steadfast commitment to the consistent delivery of outstanding clinical outcomes for critical services across the medical system enterprise — all for our patients, their families and the community,” said Carol A. Gomes, MS, FACHE, CPHQ, Chief Executive Officer, Stony Brook University Hospital.

Commitment to Quality 

A Healthgrades’ 2025 analysis revealed that if all hospitals as a group performed similarly to five-star hospitals during the 2021-23 study period, on average, 224,958 lives could potentially have been saved and 141,692 complications could potentially have been avoided. 

“Healthgrades commends Stony Brook University Hospital for their clear commitment to delivering consistently superior patient outcomes in critical service areas,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades. “Stony Brook University Hospital’s leadership, expertise and unwavering dedication to clinical excellence set a high mark for specialty care in New York State and nationwide.”

Consumers can visit Healthgrades.com to learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality and access a patient-friendly overview of how we rate and why hospital quality matters here.