Community Corner
Trauma Patient Survival Rates Above Statewide Average at SBUMC
Stony Brook University Medical Center boasts a survival rate of 95.15 percent among patients with severe traumatic injuries.
Survival rates for trauma patients at Stony Brook University Medical Center are significantly above the statewide average, according to a report published Monday on HealthCanal.com.
At SBUMC, the survival rate of patients with severe traumatic injuries was 95.15 percent, above the statewide average of 93.81 percent.
The report is based on New York State Trauma Center data from 2007 through 2009, and when the dataset for 2003 to 2006 is taken into account, SBUMC is one of two hospitals statewide to have that distinction in both reporting periods.
Find out what's happening in Three Villagewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
"Residents of Suffolk County are truly fortunate to have this high level of trauma care available close to home," said Dr. James Vosswinkel, an assistant professor in Stony Brook's School of Medicine and medical director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at SBUMC.
SBUMC has the only Level 1 Trauma Center in Suffolk County, which sees about 76,000 patients per year.
Find out what's happening in Three Villagewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Click here to read the full report from HealthCanal.com.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
