Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Elmhurst Hospital Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Elmhurst Hospital Center (Queens County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perioperative services - (B2 and E2)Ambulatory Surgery | 8.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Cardiac Cath Lab (E2)Cardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Chemical Dependency - Outpatient (alcohol and other substances) - (H3)Chemical Dependency | 25.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Methadone Treatment Program (O2)Chemical Dependency | 68.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Hemodialysis - In-patient Acute (C7)Dialysis - Acute | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Adult Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 28 | 11 | Yes |
| Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) - Adult and Pediatric (B1)Emergency Department | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| Pediatric Emergency Department (B1)Emergency Department | 6.0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Endoscopy Suite (E2)Endoscopy | 3.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Outpatient Infusion Services (Hope Pavilion)Infusion Services | 8.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| A7 (CCU)Intensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| B2 (Surgical/Trauma ICU)Intensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| E7 (Medical ICU)Intensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| E8 (Neonatal ICU)Intensive Care | 2.0 | None | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| A2 (Med/Surg)Medical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6 | 2.5 | Yes |
| A3 (Med Surg)Medical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| B3 (Med/Surg)Medical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| B4 (Med/Surg)Medical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| B5 (Med/Surg)Medical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| B6 (Med/Surg)Medical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| E7 Med Surg HoldingMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) Program (78-07 41 Av)Mental Health Services O/P | 12.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Outpatient Behavioral Health clinics (H3)Mental Health Services O/P | 30.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Partial Hospitalization Program - AdultMental Health Services O/P | 6.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Partial Hospitalization Program - Pediatric (E10)Mental Health Services O/P | 4.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Nuclear Medicine (D4); Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Radiation Oncology, MRI (E1)Nuclear Medicine/Radiology | 28.0 | 66.0 | 102.0 | 9 | 1 | Yes |
| A/B-8 (Mother-Baby)Obstetrics/Gynecology | 3.0 | None | None | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| D5 (Labor & Delivery)Obstetrics/Gynecology | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 1 | Yes |
| Operating Room (E2)Other | 1.0 | None | 1.0 | 12 | 1 | Yes |
| Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) - E2Other | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| Diagnostic Clinic (A1)Outpatient Clinics | 75.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Immunology / TB (J1)Outpatient Clinics | 25.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Med/Surg Specialties (H2 and Hope Pavilion)Outpatient Clinics | 78.0 | None | None | 13 | 7 | Yes |
| Medical Primary Care (D1-55)Outpatient Clinics | 29.0 | None | None | 12 | 8 | Yes |
| Occupational Health Service (A1)Outpatient Clinics | 40.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Pediatric Primary Care (H1)Outpatient Clinics | 31.0 | None | None | 8 | 7 | Yes |
| Pre-admission Testing (D1)Outpatient Clinics | 7.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Senior Care (H1)Outpatient Clinics | 30.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Women's Health Services (H2 and Women's Pavilion)Outpatient Clinics | 32.0 | None | None | 8 | 4 | Yes |
| World Trade Center Environmental Health Program (D1)Outpatient Clinics | 13.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| B7 (Pediatric Continuous Monitored Unit)Pediatric | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| B7 (Pediatrics)Pediatric | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| A/B-10 (Adult Psychiatry)Psychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| A/B-11 (Adult Psychiatry)Psychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| A5 (Psychiatry)Psychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| A6 (Adult Psychiatry)Psychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| A9 (Adolescent Psychiatry)Psychiatry | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| B9 (Adolescent Psychiatry)Psychiatry | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| D11 (Forensics)Psychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| D9 (Adult Psychiatry)Psychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| E4 Extended Care UnitPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| A2 (Rehab)Rehabilitaion | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Observation Unit - Medicine (B1)Short Stay | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| A4 (Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery Stepdown)Stepdown | 3.0 | None | None | 11 | 3 | Yes |
| A7 (Cardiac Stepdown)Stepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| B3 (Surgical Stepdown)Stepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| B8 (Neonatal Stepdown)Stepdown | 4.0 | None | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Perioperative services (B2 and E2)Ambulatory Surgery | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Pediatric Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | None | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| A3 (Med/Surg)Medical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | 5.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Med Surg E7 HoldingMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| E8 (Neonatal ICU)Neonatal | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| A/B-8 (Mother/Baby)Obstetrics/Gynecology | None | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | None | Yes |
| B8 (Neonatal Stepdown)Obstetrics/Gynecology | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| A4 (Medicine / Neurology / Neurosurgery Stepdown)Stepdown | None | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | None | Yes |
| A5 (Adult Psychiatry)Psychiatry | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | Yes |
Elmhurst Hospital Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Elmhurst 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), 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), emergency department units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and pediatric units 5.0 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 Elmhurst Hospital Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (1,402 employees, contract to 2 Sep 2028), SEIU 1199 (233 employees, contract to 9 Oct 2027) and DC37 (1,880 employees).
Did Elmhurst Hospital 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, Elmhurst Hospital Center (PFI 1626)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Elmhurst Hospital Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/elmhurst-hospital-center