The former head of emergency medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center embezzled more than $1.44 million and spent it on travel, personal trainers and a luxe doggy day-care center, prosecutors allege.

A former top doctor at SUNY Downstate Medical Center allegedly stole nearly $1.5 million from the public hospital to fund an extravagant lifestyle that included luxury travel and a premier pet resort, ...

The SUNY Downstate Community Advisory Board has proposed a plan to keep the at-risk hospital open with the help of a $1 billion investment from the state. The nine-member board has spent six months ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — A former leader at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn received a one- to three-year sentence in state prison for stealing about $1.44 million from the hospital. Dr.

A top doctor at SUNY Downstate Medical Center who embezzled more than $1.4 million to pay for a luxe doggy day care center for his pets and other personal expenses will spend the next one to three ...

The former head of SUNY Downstate Medical Center has pleaded guilty to using taxpayer money for personal travel, luxury dog-boarding and personal training. Dr. Michael Lucchesi, the former emergency ...

Earlier this year, the state announced plans to shutter SUNY Downstate due to financial struggles and a crumbling building, but that is now on hold The state committed to investing $500 million to ...

An advisory board tasked with designing the future of SUNY Downstate’s University Hospital recommended that the cash-strapped medical center cut nearly half of its beds and build an ambulatory surgery ...

The state will invest $550 million in SUNY Downstate this year, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul, including the second half of a $750 million capital investment to ensure the hospital’s long-term future ...