SBU Hospital Named America’s 100 Best In Multiple Categories

STONY BROOK, NY — Stony Brook University Hospital was once again recognized on a national scale. The hospital was named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care™ for the sixth striaght year, one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention™ for five consecutive years, and one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care™ for the fifth year in a row, according to a national study by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for information about physicians and hospitals, the university stated via press release.

Each year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 32 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions using Medicare data, and outcomes in appendectomy and bariatric surgery using all-payer data provided by 15 states.

"As consumers navigate their health, it is important to consider a number of factors, including hospital quality, before deciding where to access care," said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer, Healthgrades via press release. "Healthgrades’ America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care, Coronary Intervention and Stroke Care recognizes those hospitals that have proven their dedication to quality care and exceptional outcomes over time and we applaud their efforts and achievement."

The new Healthgrades report demonstrates the importance of hospital quality to both hospital leaders and consumers. Additionally, from 2016 through 2018, patients treated at hospitals receiving the America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care Award have, on average, a 28 percent lower risk of dying than if they were treated in hospitals that did not receive the award. And patients treated at hospitals that did not receive the award were 1.39 times more likely to die than if they were treated at hospitals that received the award, according to stats based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data between 2016 and 2018.

During this same period, patients treated at hospitals receiving the America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award have, on average, a 48 percent lower risk of dying than if they were treated in hospitals that did not receive the award. And patients treated at hospitals that did not receive the award were 1.90 times more likely to die than if they were treated at hospitals that received the award, according to Healthgrades analysis.

Patients treated at hospitals receiving the America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Award have, on average, a 40 percent lower risk of dying than if they were treated in hospitals that did not receive the award. And patients treated at hospitals that did not receive the award were 1.66 times more likely to die than if they were treated at hospitals that received the award, according to Healthgrades analysis.

"It is a rare achievement for a major academic medical center to be in the Top 100, or top 2 percent nationwide, in clinical outcomes due to the nature of the medically complex patients we treat," said Kenneth Kaushansky, MD, senior vice president, Health Sciences and dean, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. "It’s a true testament to our staff to achieve these outstanding outcomes while caring for patients at an extremely busy teaching hospital."

Stony Brook University Hospital was also recognized for the following clinical achievements:
· Cardiac Care Excellence Award™ for the sixth consecutive year
· Coronary Intervention Award™ for the sixth consecutive year
· Five-Star recipient for Treatment of Heart Failure for the seventh consecutive year
· Five-Star recipient for Coronary Interventional Procedures for the sixth consecutive year
· Neurosciences Excellence Award™ for the fifth consecutive year
· Stroke Care Excellence Award™ for the fifth consecutive year
· Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™
· Five-Star recipient for Treatment of Stroke for the sixth consecutive year
· Five-Star recipient for Cranial Neurosurgery

Healthgrades recognizes a hospital’s quality achievements for cohort-specific performance, specialty area performance, and overall clinical quality. Individual procedure or condition cohorts are designated as 5-star (statistically significantly better than expected), 3-star (not statistically different from expected) and 1-star (statistically significantly worse than expected) categories. The complete Healthgrades 2020 Report to the Nation and detailed study methodology, can be found here.