Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus (Kings County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 23 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. Brooklyn Hospital Center'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronary CareCardiovascular | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 10.73 | 9.41 | Yes |
| Chemical DependenceChemical Dependency | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 1.52 | Yes |
| Intensive CareIntensive Care | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 6.06 | 2.52 | Yes |
| Medical SurgicalMedical/Surgical | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 14.17 | 13.92 | Yes |
| Neonatal Intensive CareNeonatal | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.98 | 0.73 | Yes |
| MaternityObstetrics/Gynecology | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 13.04 | 5.07 | Yes |
| Adult Day Surgery Unit ADSUOther | None | None | None | 4.11 | 2.33 | Yes |
| Cath LabOther | None | None | None | 5.06 | 2.02 | Yes |
| Delivery RoomOther | None | None | None | 7.71 | 3.02 | Yes |
| Dialysis Acute (2W)Other | None | None | None | 1.47 | 1.1 | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | None | None | None | 8.35 | 6.92 | Yes |
| Post Anesthesia Care Unit PACUOther | None | None | None | 4.99 | 1.57 | Yes |
| Radiology (Inpatient and Outpatient)Other | None | None | None | 2.11 | 11.99 | Yes |
| Stress TestOther | None | None | None | 1.15 | 5.12 | Yes |
| Adult Care Clinic ACCOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0.28 | 12.77 | Yes |
| Children's Health Clinic CHCOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0.55 | 5.7 | Yes |
| Family MedicineOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 1 | 8.7 | Yes |
| PATHOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 2 | 6.53 | Yes |
| Women's Health Clinic (WHC)Outpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0.24 | 9.22 | Yes |
| Pediatric ICUPediatric | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1.04 | 0.2 | Yes |
| Dialysis (2W)Other | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit PACUOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| RadiologyOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 12.2 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 1.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), obstetrics/gynecology units 5.2 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), pediatric units 4.4 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8), neonatal units 1.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0) and cardiovascular units 7.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (522 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2025) and SEIU 1199 (1,106 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026).
Did Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus hiring?
Brooklyn Hospital Center 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, Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus (PFI 1288)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/brooklyn-hospital-center-downtown-campus