Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Brookdale Hospital Medical Center (Kings County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 39 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same day surgery provides outpatient surgical procedures not requiring an inpatient stay.Ambulatory Surgery | 3.6 | None | None | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| Outpatient surgical procedure to examine, diagnose and treat certain cardiovascular conditionsCardiac Catheterization/EP | 0.6 | None | None | 10 | 2 | Yes |
| Noninvasive focuses on detection and treatment of heart disease using external testsCardiovascular | 2.0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Coronary Care UnitCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Medical Intensive CareCritical Care | 2.0 | None | None | 8 | 2 | Yes |
| Surgical Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | 1.9 | None | 2.0 | 9 | 2 | Yes |
| specialty area used to treat acute and chronic kidney failureDialysis - Acute | 1.0 | None | None | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| 24/7 services focused on adult, pediatric and psychiatry emergent care visits 90,571Emergency Department | 2.8 | None | None | 30 | 19 | Yes |
| Ambulatory procedural area for diagnosing and treating upper GI tract.Endoscopy | 1.3 | None | None | 8 | 0 | Yes |
| Outpatient service where patients receive infusion therapy of specialty drugs and/or blood products.Infusion Services | 6.2 | None | None | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| 10 CHC Medical Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | 6.3 | 10 | 9 | Yes |
| 11 CHC: Medical SurgicalMedical/Surgical | 6.2 | 6.0 | None | 11 | 9 | Yes |
| Neonatal Intensive Care UnitNeonatal | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| 9 CHC: NeuroscienceNeurology | 5.0 | None | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology performs minimally invasive surgical techniquesNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 2.0 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| 2 Snapper: Mother BabyObstetrics/Gynecology | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Labor & DeliveryOther | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 14 | 0 | Yes |
| Post anesthesia recovery unitOther | 2.2 | None | None | 9 | 0 | Yes |
| ACC Ambulatory Care CenterOutpatient Clinics | 25.2 | None | None | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| Ambulatory Care Center provides primary and preventative care at the main hospitalOutpatient Clinics | 43.8 | None | None | 6 | 6 | Yes |
| 8 CHC: Pediatric Intensive Care UnitPediatric | 2.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 8 CHC: PediatricsPediatric | 2.5 | 6.0 | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| 5A: Behavioral Health UnitPsychiatry | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 5 | Yes |
| 6A: Behavioral Health UnitPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| 8 CHC: Child PsychiatryPsychiatry | 1.9 | 1.9 | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Telemetry: 9 CHCTelemetry | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 6 | Yes |
| 8 CHC: Pediatric Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Medical Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Surgical ICUCritical Care | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 24/7 services focused on adult, pediatric and psychiatric emergent care visits 90571Emergency Department | None | 2.8 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 10 CHC: Medical Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 9 CHC: NeuroscienceMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Recovery RoomOther | None | 2.0 | 0.8 | None | None | Yes |
| Pediatric Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 24/7 services focused on adult, pediatric and psychiatry emergent care 90571 visitsEmergency Department | None | None | 2.8 | None | None | Yes |
| 11 CHC; Medical SurgicalMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| PediatricsPediatric | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Child PsychiatryPsychiatry | None | None | 1.3 | None | None | Yes |
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 6.1 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), telemetry units 4.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 2.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and pediatric units 2.2 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Brookdale Hospital Medical Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (1,732 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2024).
Did Brookdale Hospital Medical Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
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, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center (PFI 1286)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Brookdale Hospital Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/brookdale-hospital-medical-center