Hospital Highlights
Forty-five years ago, the landscape of healthcare on Long Island changed forever with the opening of Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH). On February 18, 1980, the hospital admitted its first two patients and in May of that year, the first baby was born there. Since that time, SBUH has grown into the premier academic medical center on Long Island and has seen millions of patients walk through its doors.
Major Hospital Milestones
1990
Designated a Level I Trauma Center for Suffolk County.
1998
Named one of the top 15 teaching hospitals in a study that examined 3,575 hospitals nationwide.
2001
World Trade Center (WTC) Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program facility opens. Established immediately after the attacks on September 11, 2001, it is the only comprehensive and specialty care program on Long Island that meets the physical and mental needs of first responders.
2003
Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center opens — the first of its kind in the nation.
2004
Pediatric Bone Marrow Unit, the only one of its kind in Suffolk County, opens.
2007
The new Ambulatory Care Pavilion opens, providing the ideal setting for team-driven, patient-centered care. The 65,000-square-foot facility houses Stony Brook Cancer Center, the Imaging Center, the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center and the Pain Management Center.
2010
Stony Brook University Medical Center’s Pediatric Emergency Department opens, providing expert pediatric specialized care to its youngest patients.
2011
Stony Brook University celebrates a historic $150 million gift from Dr. James and Dr. Marilyn Simons and the Simons Foundation — the largest in the history of Stony Brook University or to any one of the 64 institutions in the SUNY system. One of the specific initiatives to be funded by the gift is the creation of a 240,000-square-foot Medical and Research Translation (MART) building on the medical center campus.
2015
Stony Brook Medicine reaches a milestone with its 100,000 baby delivery. The lucky baby, Luca Michael Picarella, weighing 8 pounds, 9 ounces, and 20 ¾ inches in length, was born on Aug. 17.
2018
Stony Brook University and Stony Brook Medicine celebrate a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new MART building and Stony Brook Cancer Center. Connected to Stony Brook University Hospital, the MART offers expanded space for patients and families in an environment that promotes healing, fosters research and offers hope for new ways to cure and prevent cancer.
2019
Stony Brook celebrates the opening of the new Children’s Hospital building in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 17.
2025
Stony Brook University Hospital is recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrade, and was selected as a 2024-25 Best Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, ranking in the top 15 in New York State, climbing to a No. 12 ranking overall out of more than 153 hospitals statewide.