Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center (Suffolk County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 53 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 UnitsAmbulatory Surgery | 4.0 | 4.2 | None | 25 | 5 | Yes |
| Cardiology Holding Room Post ProcedureCardiac Catheterization/EP | 5.0 | 2.9 | None | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| Cath Lab Holding Pre- ProcedureCardiac Catheterization/EP | 6.0 | None | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Catherization LabCardiac Catheterization/EP | 2.5 | None | None | 6 | 4.5 | Yes |
| EPCardiac Catheterization/EP | 2.4 | 2.0 | None | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| CARDIO THORACIC ICUCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Coronary Care UnitCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| MEDICAL ICUCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9 | 2 | Yes |
| Neuro Surgical ICUCritical Care | 1.7 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| SURGICAL ICUCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 25 | 25 | Yes |
| EndoscopyEndoscopy | 1.9 | None | None | 9 | 1 | Yes |
| 3 MAINMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 6 | 5 | Yes |
| 3 SOUTHMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | Yes |
| B-UNITMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 7 | 5 | Yes |
| C-UNITMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 7 | 5 | Yes |
| D-UNITMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 7 | 5 | Yes |
| Neonatal ICUNeonatal | 2.6 | None | None | 8 | 1 | Yes |
| Mother Baby UnitObstetrics/Gynecology | 3.9 | None | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 4 PavilionOrthopedics | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | Yes |
| AntepartumOther | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology/Neuro Interventional/RadiologyOther | 3.1 | None | None | 13 | 6 | Yes |
| Labor and DeliveryOther | 1.3 | None | None | 8 | 2 | Yes |
| Main Operating Room (OR Pavilion)Other | 1.2 | None | 1.0 | 30 | 24 | Yes |
| OR SouthOther | 1.7 | None | None | 10 | 9 | Yes |
| Operating Room Open HeartOther | 0.6 | None | None | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| PACU (Pavilion & South)Other | 1.9 | 1.7 | None | 28 | 9 | Yes |
| Pain ManagementOther | 4.0 | None | None | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Radiation OncologyOther | 20.0 | None | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Pediatric PICU UnitPediatric | 3.8 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Cardiac Intermediate Care UnitStepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| INTERMEDIATE CARE UNITStepdown | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| NEURO SURGICAL STEP DOWNStepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 2 MAIN (Medical Stepdown Tele)Telemetry | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 9 | 5 | Yes |
| Cath Holding Room Pre procedureCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | 4.2 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Cath LabCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | 1.3 | None | None | None | Yes |
| NEURO SURGICAL ICUCritical Care | None | 1.7 | 1.7 | None | None | Yes |
| 3 MAIN MED SURGMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| B- UNIT MED SURGMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| C- UNIT MED SURGMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| D- UNIT MED SURGMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| NEONATAL ICUNeonatal | None | 2.6 | 2.6 | None | None | Yes |
| MOTHER BABYObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 3.9 | 3.9 | None | None | Yes |
| LABOR AND DELIVERY UNITOther | None | 1.3 | 1.3 | None | None | Yes |
| OR PavilionOther | None | 1.1 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Pediatrics/PICUPediatric | None | 3.8 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Cardiology Holding Room Post procedureCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 3 MAIN MED SURG UNITMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| B UNIT MED SURGMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| C UNIT MED SURGMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| D-UNIT MED SURGMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| PACU - Pavilion & SouthOther | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| PEDIATRIC/PICU UNITPediatric | None | None | 3.8 | None | None | Yes |
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Good Samaritan 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), stepdown units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), telemetry units 4.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 4.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and obstetrics/gynecology units 3.9 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 Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did Good Samaritan 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, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center (PFI 0925)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/good-samaritan-hospital-medical-center