The mission of Nassau University Medical Center is to provide comprehensive high-quality health care services to patients regardless of their ability to pay.[3] It is organized as a New York state public-benefit corporation under the name, Nassau Health Care Corporation.[4]
In December 2024, the hospital introduced a US$1.06 billion lawsuit against the State of New York, alleging the intentional withholding of federal funds intended for the hospital over the course of several years.[5] This action originated from a posited state takeover from Nassau Interim Finance Authority.
In June 2025, Megan Ryan, then-CEO of Nassau University Medical Center, was fired for cause after allegedly authorizing $3.5 million in payments—at least $1 million of which were deemed excessive—to herself and 12 others, according to a letter from interim CEO Dr. Richard Becker. The payments were made just days before a new oversight board was set to take effect on June 1.[6]
Organization
The Nassau Health Care Corporation is guided by an 11-member board of directors.[7] In May 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Stuart Rabinowitz, who led Hofstra University for over 20 years, to lead the board as well as 3 additional appointees, Konstantinos “Dean” Mihaltses, Lisa Warren, and Amy Flores.[8]
The corporation's management team is led by Dr Richard Becker as interim CEO. Korn Ferry will lead a search for a permanent CEO and general counsel.[9] In 2016, it had operating expenses of $598 million, an outstanding debt of $256 million, and a staffing level of 4,180 people.[10]
History
Meadowbrook Hospital in 1939
Meadowbrook Hospital opened on July 15, 1935, in East Meadow as a 200-bed county-owned general hospital. In the 1970s, the hospital's 19-story Dynamic Care Building, designed by Max O. Urbahn, was constructed, opening in 1974.[11]
The hospital's name was changed in 1970 to the Nassau County Medical Center.[12] This caused confusion with Nassau Hospital in Mineola, New York, which a decade later changed its name to Winthrop-University Hospital. The center's name changed again in December 2000, as part of its transition from county-owned hospital to public-benefit corporation, to Nassau University Medical Center to emphasize its affiliation with Stony Brook University's Health Sciences Center.[13]
Dynamic Care Building
NUMC's Dynamic Care Building, viewed from the northwest
the only multiplace hyperbaric chamber on Long Island, with a team on call 24/7 for diving, carbon monoxide poisoning, and all hyperbaric-related emergencies
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