New York K 121: Honoring Stony Brook Medicine upon the occasion of being named a Top 50 Hospital in the Nation by Healthgrades
Status: ADOPTED (as of 2025-02-24)
State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: K 121
Sponsors: Rebecca Kassay
Bill Text
Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly • • • • • • • • Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie --> --> --> • Assembly Members • Legislative Info • Public Hearings • Speaker's Press • Assembly Reports • Committees & More • Bill Search Home • Laws • Legislative Calendar • Public Hearing Schedule • Assembly Calendars • Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. - This bill is not active in this session. Bill No.: • Summary • Actions • Committee Votes • Floor Votes • Memo • Text • LFIN • Chamber Video/Transcript K00121 Summary: BILL NOK00121   SAME ASNo Same As   SPONSORKassay   COSPNSR   MLTSPNSR     Go to top K00121 Actions: BILL NOK00121   02/24/2025introduced 02/24/2025adopted Go to topK00121 Committee Votes: Go to topK00121 Floor Votes: There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session. Go to topK00121 Text: Assembly Resolution No. 121 BY: M. of A. Kassay HONORING Stony Brook Medicine upon the occasion of being named a Top 50 Hospital in the Nation by Healthgrades WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize those institutions which have faithfully served the health needs of the community and its citizens with unwavering diligence, unrelenting compassion, and a strong sense of commitment to upholding the highest practices and standards in their field; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Stony Brook Medicine upon the occasion of being named a Top 50 Hospital in the Nation by Healthgrades, a U.S. company that provides information about physicians, hospitals, and healthcare providers; and WHEREAS, Stony Brook Medicine (SBM) integrates and elevates all 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; and WHEREAS, Stony Brook Medicine 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 hospital on Long Island to be ranked among America's 50 Best; and WHEREAS, 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; and WHEREAS, This prestigious designation is one of many impressive awards and accolades which Stony Brook Medicine has acquired over the years, including the Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award, Stroke Care Excellence Award, Neurosciences Excellence Award, Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award, and Outpatient Prostate Care Excellence Award; SBM also is the recipient of numerous Five-Star Treatment distinctions relating to heart attacks, heart failure, strokes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, GI bleed, sepsis, and respiratory failure, among numerous others; and WHEREAS, Proving patient safety and care to be the utmost priority time and time again, Stony Brook Medicine is justly deserving of being named a Top 50 Hospital in the Nation by Healthgrades, and merits the applause of all citizens of this great State and Nation; and WHEREAS, The success of Stony Brook Medicine is in direct correlation to the efforts of its leadership, its host of dedicated doctors, nurses, support staff, and volunteers, whose involvement is, and always has been, characterized by an impressive commitment, an unbridled enthusiasm, and an uncompromising standard of excellence in all endeavors on behalf of the organization and the community it serves; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to honor Stony Brook Medicine upon the occasion of being named a Top 50 Hospital in the Nation by Healthgrades; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Stony Brook Medicine. Go to top • Sitemap Request Information Directions and Maps
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