University Hospital is the central clinical teaching facility for the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University and is a regional referral center. It is part of the Health Sciences Center which is sited on the university campus.
In addition to the School of Medicine the Health Sciences Center includes Schools of Dentistry, Nursing, Social Welfare and Health Technology and Management, (with programs training laboratory technologists and cytotechnologists). Opened in 1980, the 540-bed hospital contains over 60,000 square feet of fully equipped laboratory space. Modern library, computer facilities, and lecture halls are adjacent, and the Department of Pathology's extensive research laboratories and academic offices are easily accessible to residents.
Physicians with special expertise in each of the disciplines of anatomic and clinical pathology head the sections in the hospital laboratories, and are responsible for the design and implementation of resident rotations in each area. One hundred fifty autopsies, 17,000 surgicals and 4.1 million laboratory determinations are performed at University Hospital. The Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office provides an in depth experience in advanced methods of forensic medicine and intensive training in performing autopsies. An interface with medical jurisprudence is a strong feature of this affiliate which performs toxicology examinations and collaborates with the police crime laboratory. The department, University Hospital and the Health Sciences Center maintain a staff of information specialists and medical specialists whose services are available to residents. Modern computers and media equipment are at the disposal of residents, and trainees are encouraged to develop skills in these important areas.
