Despite state warnings, NUMC makes Ryan permanent president and CEO

The Nassau Health Care Corporation, which oversees Nassau University Medical Center, announced the appointment on Dec. 5 of Megan Ryan as its new president and CEO, setting a collision  course with  the state Department of Health. 

The appointment of Ryan, who had been serving as general counsel and interim president of Nassau University Medical Center, was made in a press release in which the corporation also named staff picks including a new chief medical officer and a chief nursing office.