Awards & Accreditations | Stony Brook Cancer Center

Awards & Accreditations

	Commission on Cancer (CoC)-Accredited Cancer Program – American College of Surgeons The American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer is a consortium of professional organizations committed to improving survival and quality of life for patients with cancer. This includes setting, monitoring and raising quality-of-care standards as well as promoting cancer prevention, research and education. To attain CoC accreditation, programs must successfully conform to these standards and undergo rigorous onsite physician evaluation.
	NAPBC In May 2024, the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality program administered by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), granted accredited status to the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center at Stony Brook Cancer Center for another three consecutive years. To achieve voluntary NAPBC accreditation, a breast center demonstrates compliance with the rigorous NAPBC standards that address a center’s leadership, clinical services, research, community outreach, professional education and quality improvement for patients. READ MORE
	ACR Accreditation The American College of Radiology (ACR) awards accreditation to a radiation oncology group for the achievement of high practice standards after a voluntary survey of their practice. Surveys are conducted by radiation oncologists and medical physicists who are members of the ACR. They assess the quality of the work being performed by physicians and medical physicists, as well as staff efficiency, quality assessment and improvement activities including peer review, and the adequacy of space and equipment within the practice. READ MORE
	FACT Accreditation Stony Brook Cancer Center’s Hematologic Malignancy and Stem Cell Transplantation Program has received internationally-recognized accreditation by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The accreditation applies to both autologous (from the patient) and allogeneic (from a donor match) transplants. FACT is an internationally-recognized accrediting body for hospitals and medical institutions offering stem cell transplant. The accreditation means that Stony Brook has met the most rigorous standards defined by leading experts. These standards are based on the latest knowledge in the field of cellular therapy transplantation, as well as government regulations.