Stony Brook University Hospital



Stony Brook University Hospital is a hospital in Stony Brook, New York. A part of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, it is one of the largest hospitals on Long Island. Attached to the Hospital is the Health Sciences Center which houses many research laboratories as well as classrooms and facilities that provide instruction in numerous Health Sciences such as: Nursing, Medicine, Health Management and Social Welfare. The entire complex consists of three buildings, the Hospital, the Clinical Sciences Tower, and the Basic Sciences Health Tower.

Designed by noted Chicago architect Bertrand Goldberg, construction on the complex began in 1976, and the smallest building, the Basic Sciences Health Tower was completed that year. Two years later, the Clinical Sciences Tower was completed. Finally, in 1980, the Hospital itself was built. The complex of three buildings is located on the "East Campus", and is separated from the rest of Stony Brook University by Nicolls Road. The impressive heights of the buildings give them a dominating presence over the University skyline, and they can be seen from miles away across Suffolk County.

The hospital stands at 19 stories and has over 504 beds, and has ranked as one of the top hospitals in the Northeast, as well as one of the top teaching hospitals. The Health Sciences Center holds a Medical School, making Stony Brook one of the few public schools in New York to have its own medical school.

The hospital is by far the biggest hospital on the eastern end of Long Island. In December 2006 the Berger Commission in an attempt to streamline medical costs in New York State recommended the hospital formalize its affiliation with east end hospitals including Brookhaven Memorial Medical Center in Brookhaven, Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport, Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, and Southampton Hospital in Southampton

Stony Brook University Medical Center serves as the referral center for Suffolk County, receiving patient transports directly from the scene of 911 calls that bypass multiple other hospitals. The Hospital also receives multiple patient transfers from other hospitals in the area who need more intensive care.

A new Heart Center was opened inside the hospital in 2005, containing a new Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU), Cardiac Acute Care Unit (CACU), angioplasty suites (catheterization labs), and electrophysiology labs. While the new Heart Center has less than half the capacity of the prior cardiac units, it is much nicer and cleaner.

The Emergency Department began renovation in 2005, with expected completion in 2008. The new ED will be state-of-the-art, and have triple the capacity of the previous ED. Unfortunately, in a great oversight, the operating suite, adjacent to the ED, will expand into the current ED before the ED expands out. This will actually decrease capacity for between one and two years.

Stony Brook University Hospital officially changed its name in 2006 to Stony Brook University Medical Center to reflect its diversity of both inpatient and outpatient medical care.

There are 21 different residency training programs active at the medical center, comprising over 500 full-time residents. Many of these residents also provide care at other nearby hospitals, including the VA Hospital at Northport, Winthrop-University_Hospital, and Peconic Bay Medical Center.

Volunteers are welcomed by the Deparetment of Volunteer Services/Guest Relations at 444-2610. Applications are avaliable to download in .pdf format from the Stony Brook Medical Center website at http://www.stonybrookmedicalcenter.org