SUNY Downstate Medical Center deal a bust, audit finds

SUNY Downstate Medical Center deal a bust, audit finds
Struggling SUNY Downstate Medical Center paid a “restructuring” consultant $34 million to help come up with plans to trim costs — but a stinging audit charged the deal was a bust. Pitts Management Associates claimed the restructuring plan saved the Brooklyn hospital $128 million. But a review by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli shot down that…