Five Long Island hospitals have earned perfect scores on an index measuring healthcare equality for the LGBTQ+ community. All four hospitals belonging to the Stony Brook Medicine system, along with NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island in Mineola, were recognized with perfect scores by the 2026 national Healthcare Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign. The report comes as gender-affirming medical care in particular comes under attack, something the report explicitly highlighted among the challenges facing healthcare facilities in 2026. NYU Langone received top marks despite saying earlier this year that it would end gender-affirming care for teens. More at the link in bio. (Photo: Elizabeth Sagarin) . . . #longisland #longislandny #nassaucounty #suffolkcounty #nyulangone #stonybrook