A new bombshell lawsuit filed by Nassau University Medical Center accuses its former CEO, Megan Ryan, of a sweeping pattern of misconduct, self-enrichment and deliberate sabotage leading up to her dramatic exit earlier this year. The filing accuses Ryan of abusing her position by enriching herself and other top administrators, seeking reimbursement for luxury expenses and fake trips, destroying hospital records, coordinating a mass resignation of senior leadership and pursuing meritless lawsuits against New York State. NUMC, Long Island’s largest hospital, is partially publicly funded using taxpayer dollars.
“Our goal with this complaint is to be fully transparent about what occurred and to take decisive steps toward a stronger future,” NUMC Board of Directors Chair Stuart Rabinowitz said in a press release announcing the lawsuit.
Specifically, the lawsuit claims Ryan authorized over $1 million in improper payouts to herself and 13 executives, sought reimbursement for luxury expenses, including a $1,400 Lobster Club dinner and a $7,800 trip to Chicago that never happened and orchestrated widespread data destruction…