The chair of the board that manages Nassau University Medical Center has resigned, echoing concerns about the hospital’s viability.
In recent years, the hospital has been in a state of financial decline, its total operating revenue dropping from around $607,000 in 2018 to $509,000 in 2021. Currently, Nassau University Medical Center has an operating deficit of $116.2 million.
Robert Detor, who has chaired Nassau Health Care Corp., or NuHealth, since January 2020, resigned on Friday after notifying Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and stating his issues with the center’s governance and lack of reforms.
Curran said in an email statement that she is grateful for Detor’s service to the NHCC board and has also been concerned about the hospital’s economic welfare.
“That is why I asked for $160 million in federal dollars to improve NUMC’s infrastructure and to expand care to our veteran residents,” she said.
According to reporting from Newsday, financial consultants hired by the Nassau Interim Finance Authority stated that NuHealth will not be able to function past 2022 due to a lack of operating cash.
The consultants suggested that NuHealth eliminate its emergency services and most of its inpatient care, reduce its workforce by over 3,000 people and sell its 589-bed nursing home to stay afloat.