Nassau University Medical Center has faced financially rocky times over the years, but Gov. Kathy Hochul’s appointment of Richard Kessel as head of its governing body is begging for fresh scandal. The East Meadow hospital has long been accused of financial mismanagement, but its board hoped the appointment of its former general counsel, Meg Ryan, to head the facility in December 2024 would turn things around. Yet within just six months, the state had taken over the hospital and forced Ryan out