Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Flushing Hospital Medical Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Flushing Hospital Medical Center (Queens County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulatory Surgery Unit - Basement - 1976 BuildingAmbulatory Surgery | 3.1 | None | None | 8 | 0 | Yes |
| Addiction Triage Unit – 2nd floor 1962 BuildingChemical Dependency | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Drug and Alcohol Detoxification - 2 West 2nd floor 1962 BuildingChemical Dependency | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Critical Care Unit - 3 East - 3rd floor 1926 Building.Critical Care | 2.0 | None | None | 11 | 0 | Yes |
| Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) - lower level of 1976 Building adjacent to the Operating RoomCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 0 | Yes |
| Dialysis - 3rd Floor - 1976 BuildingDialysis - Acute | 2.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Emergency Room - 1st Floor - 1976 BuildingEmergency Department | 3.0 | None | None | 11 | 1 | Yes |
| Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Level III Nursery - 5th floor 1976 BuildingIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | Yes |
| Inpatient - 2 North 1 - 2nd floor 1976 BuildingMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.33 | 0 | Yes |
| Inpatient - 4N1 - 4th floor Northeast Wing of FHMCMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 4.67 | 0 | Yes |
| Inpatient - 4N2 - 4th floor 1976 buildingMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 5.3 | 0 | Yes |
| Inpatient – 3W – 3rd floor 1962 buildingMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 4.4 | 0 | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology (IR) - 1976 Building 1st FloorNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 3.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) Clinic - 3rd Floor 1982 BuildingObstetrics/Gynecology | 12.5 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Mother Baby - 5W - 5th floor 1962 Building and 5E 5th floor 1926 BuildingObstetrics/Gynecology | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 9.33 | 0 | Yes |
| OBGYN Clinic - 2nd Floor 1982 BuildingObstetrics/Gynecology | 35.0 | None | None | 2 | 5 | Yes |
| Operating Room - Basement - 1976 BuildingOther | 1.8 | None | None | 14 | 2 | Yes |
| Ambulatory Clinic - 1st Floor - 1982 BuildingOutpatient Clinics | 48.3 | None | None | 3 | 7 | Yes |
| General Pediatrics – 4W 4th floor of the 1962 BuildingPediatric | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Telemetry– 2N2 2nd floor 1976 BuildingTelemetry | 4.0 | None | None | 8 | 1 | Yes |
| Critical Care Unit - 3 East - 3rd floor 1926 BuildingCritical Care | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Dialysis - 3rd Floor - 1976 BuildingDialysis O/P | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Emergency Department - 1st Floor - 1976 BuildingEmergency Department | None | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 3W – 3rd floor 1962 BuildingMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 4N1 - 4th floor 1976 BuildingMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Inpatient - 4N2 - 4th floor 1976 BuildingMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Telemetry – 2N2 2nd floor 1976 BuildingTelemetry | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 4N2 - 4th floor 1976 BuildingMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Inpatient – 3W – 3rd floor 1962 BuildingMedical/Surgical | None | None | 5.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Telemetry– 3N2 3rd floor 1976 BuildingTelemetry | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
Flushing Hospital Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Flushing Hospital Medical Center?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 6.0 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), telemetry units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and obstetrics/gynecology units 12.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Flushing Hospital Medical Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (504 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2028) and SEIU 1199 (840 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026).
Did Flushing 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, Flushing Hospital Medical Center (PFI 1628)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Flushing Hospital Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/flushing-hospital-medical-center