[5] On March 27, 2023, Albany Medical Center went into lockdown after a man entered the hospital with both a BB gun and a shotgun.

The man, Dino Savocca, 61, was visiting his mother when he barricaded himself in the hospital, triggering a code silver and ordering all patients and staff to shelter in place.

Savocca was apprehended hours later and arraigned the next day on charges of criminal possession of a weapon, kidnapping and menacing.

While there were no casualties, hospital staff criticized the New York State Nurses Association for not seriously considering proposed safety measures.

It was founded in 1839 by Alden March and James H. Armsby and is one of the oldest medical schools in the nation.