Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) has received national recognition from Healthgrades for its clinical care in stroke, cardiac, and joint replacement services. Healthgrades evaluates more than 4,500 hospitals across the country each year by analyzing risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 common conditions and procedures. The evaluation for SBUH includes data from Stony Brook Southampton Hospital and Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital, which are part of the Stony Brook Medicine healthcare system.
For 2026, SBUH was ranked among the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for stroke care and in the top 10% for cardiac and joint replacement care. In New York State, SBUH placed in the top three for Stroke Care, Cranial Neurosurgery, and Neurosciences.
“These national honors from Healthgrades reflect not only our outstanding clinical outcomes, but also our commitment to translating research and innovation into world-class patient care,” said William A. Wertheim, MD, executive vice president at Stony Brook Medicine. “This recognition underscores the remarkable collaboration and dedication that define Stony Brook Medicine.”
Carol A. Gomes, chief executive officer of Stony Brook University Hospital, stated: “We are honored to be recognized once again by Healthgrades for our commitment to delivering the highest quality care to our patients. These national distinctions reflect the exceptional dedication, skill, and teamwork of our physicians, nurses, and staff across every discipline.”
The hospital also received Excellence Awards in cardiac care, neurosciences, pulmonary care, joint replacement, gastrointestinal care as well as five-star ratings—the highest level—for critical care along with other treatments.
Alana Biggers, MD, medical advisor at Healthgrades commented: “Healthgrades’ specialty awards identify the nation’s top-performing hospitals in key service areas, helping consumers find high quality care tailored to their specific needs. We’re proud to recognize Stony Brook University Hospital for its consistently superior outcomes in key service areas.”
According to Healthgrades’ analysis covering Medicare patients from 2022 through 2024 using MedPAR data (see methodology), if all hospitals performed at a five-star level during this period an estimated 230,466 lives could have been saved and about 156,797 complications could have been avoided.
