STONY BROOK, NY, January 28, 2025 – Stony Brook Medicine (SBM) has received the highest level of achievement from Healthgrades, as one of America’s 50 Best for 2025. This achievement places Stony Brook Medicine among the top 1% nationwide for overall care excellence and is the only on Long Island to be ranked among America’s 50 Best. Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, and Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital are collectively assessed by Healthgrades and share the America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award™.
“This distinction reflects our shared commitment across Stony Brook Medicine to bring exceptional care to our patients,” says William A. Wertheim, MD, MBA, Executive Vice President, Stony Brook Medicine. “This is only possible when we collectively maintain the highest standards of quality throughout the organization.”
“I am grateful to all of our healthcare professionals for their dedication to excellence,” says Carol A. Gomes, MS, FACHE, CPHQ, Chief Executive Officer, Stony Brook University Hospital. “Our steady increase in rankings — from the top 250 since 2015, to the top 100 since 2019, and now the top 50 for three years in a row — can give patients the confidence in knowing that Stony Brook delivers consistent, high-quality care.”
To determine the top hospitals for 2025, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for more than 30 conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide. Healthgrades’ annual analysis revealed significant performance gaps between the nation’s highest- and lowest-achieving hospitals, making it increasingly important to seek care at a top-rated facility. From 2021-2023, if all hospitals, as a group, performed similarly to America’s 50 Best, 173,516 lives could potentially have been saved.*
“As one of America’s 50 Best, Stony Brook Medicine is elevating the standard for quality care nationwide,” says Brad Bowman, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Data Science at Healthgrades. “Healthgrades commends Stony Brook Medicine for their leadership and ongoing commitment to providing the best possible care for all patients on Long Island.”
The Best Hospitals Award comes on the heels of receiving numerous specialty awards this past fall, underscoring Stony Brook's dedication to exceptional patient care. These include:
- 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)
- 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)
- Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ (2025)
- Five-Star Recipient for Outpatient Prostate Care Excellence (2025)
- Outpatient Prostate Care Excellence Award™(2025)
As care variation grows, consumers can find and select a top-rated hospital to maximize their outcome. Consumers can visit healthgrades.com for guidance on how to find best-in-class care in 2025, with additional resources on how Healthgrades rates hospitals and why hospital quality matters available here.
*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2021 through 2023 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. Click here to view the complete 2025 America’s Best Hospital Awards Methodology.
About Stony Brook Medicine:
Stony Brook Medicine integrates and elevates all of Stony Brook University’s health-related initiatives: education, research and patient care. It includes five Health Sciences schools — Renaissance School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, School of Health Professions, School of Nursing and School of Social Welfare — as well as Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital and more than 200 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County. To learn more, visit www.stonybrookmedicine.edu.
About Healthgrades:
Healthgrades is dedicated to empowering meaningful connections between patients, doctors, and hospitals. As the #1 platform for finding a doctor and a leader in healthcare transparency, we help millions of consumers each month find and schedule appointments with their healthcare professional of choice and prepare for their appointments with best-in-class, treatment-focused content.
