Stony Brook University Hospital Makes List of Best Hospitals in NY

U.S. News and World Report on Tuesday released its list of the best hospitals in the country. The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota topped the publication's rankings, which looked at how each hospital performs across different specialties, procedures and conditions.

Hospitals that scored high in those categories were compiled into a top-line ranking called the "Honor Roll," made up of the top 20 hospitals in the country. Three New York hospitals–New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, NYU Langone Medical Center and Mount Sinai Hospital–made the "Honor Roll."

New York has nearly 250 hospitals and 25 met high U.S. News standards and are ranked in the state, including Stony Brook University Hospital. Stony Brook is rated as "High Performing" in heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Here is the list for New York:

1. New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, Manhattan

2. NYU Langone Medical Center, Manhattan

3. Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan

4. St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn

5. UR Medicine Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester

6. Montefiore Medical Center, the Bronx

7. Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola

8. Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park

9. Huntington Hospital, Huntington

10. Rochester General Hospital, Rochester

11. Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan

12. St. Peter's Hospital, Albany

13. Albany Medical Center, Albany (tie)

13. St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse (tie)

15. Buffalo General Medical Center, Buffalo (tie)

15. White Plains Hospital, White Plains (tie)

17. North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset

18. Highland Hospital, Rochester

19. Beth Israel Medical Center, Manhattan (tie)

19. John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson (tie)

19. Northern Westchester Hospital, Mount Kisco (tie)

19. St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Utica (tie)

19. St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Manhattan (tie)

19. Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook (tie)

19. Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla (tie)

To compile the rankings, U.S. News and World Report used several different objective measurements such as patient survival, number of patients and staffing numbers. The publication also used survey data from qualified physicians, who were asked to name the top five hospitals in their specialty.

Click here to see the full rankings.

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