Stony Brook University Hospital
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Stony Brook University Hospital is a hospital in Stony Brook, New York. A part of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, it is one of the largest hospitals on Long Island. Attached to the Hospital is the Health Sciences Center which houses many research laboratories as well as classrooms and facilities that provide instruction in numerous Health Sciences such as: Nursing, Medicine, Health Management and Social Welfare. The entire complex consists of three buildings, the Hospital, the Clinical Sciences Tower, and the Basic Sciences Health Tower.
Construction on the complex began in 1976, and the smallest building, the Basic Sciences Health Tower was completed that year. Two years later, the Clinical Sciences Tower was completed. Finally, in 1980, the Hospital itself was built. The complex of three buildings is located on the "East Campus", and is separated from the rest of Stony Brook University by Nicolls Road. The impressive heights of the buildings give them a dominating presence over the University skyline, and they can be seen from miles away across Suffolk County.
The hospital stands at 19 stories and has over 540 beds, and has ranked as one of the top hospitals in the Northeast, as well as one of the top teaching hospitals. The Health Sciences Center holds a Medical School, making Stony Brook one of the few public schools in New York to have its own medical school.
