CHEST PAIN CENTER REACCREDITED

Stony Brook University Medical Center has received full reaccreditation as a chest pain center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC). Stony Brook was the first hospital on Long Island to receive national accreditation in 2005, and is one of six in New York State to be accredited as a chest pain center.

The SCPC certification has helped improve patient survival and quality of life, as indicated in Stony Brook University Medical Center's emergence as one of the nation's best for cardiac services.

Stony Brook University Medical Center is the only chest pain center on Long Island accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers. Hospitals accredited by the SCPC have been shown to perform better in the heart attack core measures established by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as compared to non-accredited hospitals, according to a national study reported in the July issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.

Established in 1998, the SCPC is a non-profit international society that bridges cardiology, emergency medicine, surgery, and other professions focused upon improving care for patients with acute coronary syndromes and acute heart failure.