Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Glen Cove Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Glen Cove Hospital (Nassau County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 33 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. Northwell Health'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulatory Surgery Pre OP 14 Bays Glen Cove’s Ambulatory Surgical Unit (ASU) Open 5 daysAmbulatory Surgery | 7.0 | 1.0 | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| CCUCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 4 | 19.5 | Yes |
| This is a 3-stations unit that provides dialysis services to inpatient patients six days a week 8amDialysis - Acute | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 1 | 3.5 | Yes |
| Emergency Department at Glen Cove seeing an average of 60 patients a dayEmergency Department | 4.0 | 1.7 | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| 2 Procedure Room Endoscopy Suite, 2 pre-admissions bay, and 3 recovery baysEndoscopy | 2.0 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| 2 South/ Geriatrics/ TelemetryMedical/Surgical | 7.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 2 surgMedical/Surgical | 7.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Operating Room open M-FOther | 1.3 | None | None | 7 | 6 | Yes |
| PACU 8 Bays Glen Cove’s Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), consist of 8 bays.Other | 3.3 | None | None | 3 | 1.4 | Yes |
| Radiology services to support both inpatient and inpatient servicesOther | 5.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Family Practice provides ambulatory services to an average of 60 patients per day. Open 5 Day shiftsOutpatient Clinics | 14.3 | None | None | 2.8 | 1 | Yes |
| 1 SouthRehabilitaion | 8.0 | None | None | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| 3 SouthRehabilitaion | 7.0 | None | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Brain Injury UnitRehabilitaion | 7.0 | None | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 3 EastTelemetry | 7.0 | None | None | 2 | 11.36 | Yes |
| 1 Procedure Room Glen Cove’s Endoscopy Suite, consist of 1 procedure room, 2 pre-admissions bay, and 2 post-operative baysEndoscopy | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 2 South - Medicine/ Geriatric/ Telemetry/ Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | None | 7.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3 East - Telemetry/ Medicine/ SurgeryMedical/Surgical | None | 7.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| PACU 8 Bays Glen Cove’s Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)Other | None | 2.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Family PracticeOutpatient Clinics | None | 10.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Family Practice provides ambulatory services to an average of 60 patients per day. Open 5 days until 4:30 a 1 day until 8pOutpatient Clinics | None | 6.7 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 1 South - Acute RehabRehabilitaion | None | 8.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 2 NORTH - Brain Injury Unit - Acute RehabRehabilitaion | None | 7.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3 South - Parkinsons Acute Rehab UnitRehabilitaion | None | 7.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| CCU - critical care unitCritical Care | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Glen Cove Emergency Department seeing 55 patients per dayEmergency Department | None | None | 6.7 | None | None | Yes |
| 2 SurgMedical/Surgical | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 1 SOUTH - Acute Rehab UnitRehabilitaion | None | None | 8.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 2 NORTH - Brain Injury UnitRehabilitaion | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 3 South - Parkinson's UnitRehabilitaion | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 2 South - Geriatric, Medicine, Telemetry, SurgeryTelemetry | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 3 EAST - Medicine, Telemetry, Surgery UnitTelemetry | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | Yes |
Glen Cove Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Glen Cove Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 7.0 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), telemetry units 7.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), ambulatory surgery units 7.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0) and dialysis - acute units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Glen Cove Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did Glen Cove Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Glen Cove Hospital hiring?
Northwell Health 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, Glen Cove Hospital (PFI 0490)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Glen Cove Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/glen-cove-hospital