Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
BronxCare Hospital Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan BronxCare Hospital Center (Bronx County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 41 units and each shift, the planned number of RNs and the planned patients one RN cares for, set by a committee at least half made of frontline staff. BronxCare Health System's open jobs.
Every unit, every shift
Planned patients per RN by shift, the planned RNs and aides on the day shift, and whether the committee reached consensus.
| Unit | Day | Evening | Night | RNs (day) | Aides (day) | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-procedure unitAmbulatory Surgery | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| Diagnostic Cardiac Cath labCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.5 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| CARDIAC CARE UNIT (CCU)Cardiovascular | 2.0 | None | None | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (MICU)Critical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 14 | 3 | Yes |
| NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ( NICU)Critical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9 | 2 | Yes |
| 4 bed unit, provides HD to acute inpatientsDialysis - Acute | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| Pediatric and Adult Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 6.0 | None | 4.0 | 28.7 | 11 | Yes |
| GI studies, Upper GI, Lower GI scope and Colonoscopy'sEndoscopy | 1.5 | None | None | 8 | 3 | Yes |
| PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (PICU)Intensive Care | 2.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 10th Floor Medical Surgical /DialysisMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | Yes |
| 11TH FLOOR MEDICAL SURGICAL / TELEMETRYMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | Yes |
| 16TH FLOOR MEDICAL SURGICALMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | Yes |
| 17TH FLOOR MEDICAL SURGICAL TRANSITIONAL CARE UNITMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| 8TH FLOOR MEDICAL SURGICAL TELEMETRYMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Breast Imaging, MRI, CT Scans, MRINuclear Medicine/Radiology | 5.0 | 4.0 | None | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Labor and DeliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 8 | 2 | Yes |
| MATERNAL CHILD HEALTHObstetrics/Gynecology | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| BronchoscopyOther | 1.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| ERG: ED Patients that are patients that have been admitted and are boardersOther | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Operating Room 7-3Other | 3.5 | None | None | 14 | 8 | Yes |
| Recovery RoomOther | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 8 | 2 | Yes |
| Cardiology ClinicOutpatient Clinics | 53.0 | None | None | 1 | 14 | Yes |
| Ear Nose and Throat ClinicOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| OphthalmologyOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Pediatric Outpatient ClinicOutpatient Clinics | 57.0 | None | None | 1 | 4 | Yes |
| Woman and Children HealthOutpatient Clinics | 7.0 | None | None | 4 | 13 | Yes |
| PEDIATRICSPediatric | 5.0 | 5.0 | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| 7TH FLOOR PROGRESSIVE CARE /MEDICAL SURGICALStepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 10 | 5 | Yes |
| 9TH FLOOR STEPDOWN TELEMETRYStepdown | 4.0 | None | None | 10 | 3 | Yes |
| 15TH FLOOR, PULMONARY TELEMETRY UNITTelemetry | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | 10 | 5 | Yes |
| Diagnostic Cardiac Cath lab 3P-7PCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | 1.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| CARDIAC CARE UNIT (CCU)Critical Care | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (PICU)Critical Care | None | 1.5 | 1.5 | None | None | Yes |
| Pediatric and Adult Emergency Department (11-11)Emergency Department | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| GI studies, Upper GI, Lower GI scope and Colonoscopy's (3P-7P)Endoscopy | None | 1.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Bronchoscopy 3P-7POther | None | 11.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | None | 1.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 9TH FLOOR STEPDOWN TELEMETRYTelemetry | None | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 15TH FLOOR, PULMONARY TELEMETRY UNITMedical/Surgical | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| PEDIATRICSMedical/Surgical | None | None | 5.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Breast Imaging, MRI, CT Scans,Nuclear Medicine/Radiology | None | None | 5.0 | None | None | Yes |
BronxCare Hospital Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at BronxCare Hospital Center?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), critical care units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), intensive care units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), telemetry units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0) and emergency department units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is BronxCare Hospital Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (710 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2028) and SEIU 1199 (305 employees, contract to 1 Oct 2026).
Did BronxCare Hospital Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is BronxCare Hospital Center hiring?
BronxCare Health System has its open jobs here, read from its own job board every day.
Sources and method
The plan as the Department publishes it in its normalized form, read table by table. "Patients per RN" is the plan's planned average number of patients one RN cares for on the unit and shift; procedural units (a cath lab, endoscopy) plan few by their nature. Read 9 Nov 2026. Every New York hospital.
- New York State Department of Health, hospital clinical staffing plans 2026-2027, BronxCare Hospital Center (PFI 1178)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). BronxCare Hospital Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/bronxcare-hospital-center-1178