Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern (Rockland County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 43 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. Westchester Medical Center Health Network'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 SurgeryAmbulatory Surgery | 2.0 | None | None | 12 | 5 | No |
| Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab)Cardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.5 | None | None | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| CVICU: Cardio Vascular Intensive Care UnitCardiovascular | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | No |
| CVORCardiovascular | 1.0 | None | None | 2 | 2 | No |
| Pre/Post Cardiac Prep and Recovery UnitCardiovascular | 2.8 | None | None | 5 | 1 | No |
| 3 West: Chemical Addiction Acute and RehabChemical Dependency | 8.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | No |
| SICU: Surgical Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | No |
| Dialysis UnitDialysis - Acute | 3.0 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 5.0 | None | 4.3 | 7 | 4 | No |
| EndoscopyEndoscopy | 2.5 | None | None | 4 | 0 | No |
| InfusionInfusion Services | 7.5 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Critical Care UnitIntensive Care | 2.0 | None | None | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| 3 Loria Medical-Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 5 | 3 | No |
| 4 Loria Medical Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | No |
| NICU: Neonatal Intensive CareNeonatal | 2.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Labor and DeliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.0 | None | None | 9 | 2 | Yes |
| Mother/BabyObstetrics/Gynecology | 8.0 | None | None | 8 | 2 | No |
| T4 Surgical Orthopedic and Bariatric UnitOrthopedics | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | No |
| Electrophysiology LabOther | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Float PoolOther | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | Yes |
| Hem/Onc/ChemotherapyOther | 5.3 | None | None | 3 | 0 | No |
| Interventional Radiology/Women's ImagingOther | 4.0 | None | None | 4.5 | 1 | No |
| Lactation CoordinatorOther | 18.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | No |
| Operating RoomOther | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 5 | 5 | No |
| PACUOther | 2.0 | None | None | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| Pacemaker ClinicOther | 30.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Preadmission Testing (PAT)Other | 2.3 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Same Day SurgeryOther | 4.0 | 3.0 | None | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| Wound Care & HyperbaricOther | 6.7 | None | None | 3 | 1 | No |
| 3 North Medical Surgical Telemetry Step-down UnitStepdown | 5.0 | None | None | 6 | 4 | No |
| T3 Medical Surgical Telemetry Step-down UnitStepdown | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | No |
| Cath lab/EPCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Pre/PostCardiovascular | None | 3.0 | None | None | None | No |
| 3 west: Chemical Addiction Acute and RehabChemical Dependency | None | 8.0 | 8.0 | None | None | No |
| Critical Care Unit (CCU)Critical Care | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Located lobby/1st floor; level 3 trauma center providing comprehensive stroke and cardiac careEmergency Department | None | 4.1 | None | None | None | No |
| 3 Loria Medical Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | None | No |
| NICU: Neonatal Intensive Care UnitNeonatal | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Labor and Delivery including OB EDObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Mother/Baby Couplet care includes post partum and nurseryObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 8.0 | None | None | None | No |
| PACU/recovery roomOther | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3 North Medical Surgical Telemetry Step-down UnitTelemetry | None | 5.0 | 5.0 | None | None | No |
| Mother/Baby Couplet Care includes Post Partum and NurseryObstetrics/Gynecology | None | None | 8.0 | None | None | No |
Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern?
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), stepdown units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), emergency department units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and obstetrics/gynecology units 5.0 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 Of Suffern a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (1,379 employees, contract to 1 Oct 2026).
Did Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 41 of the plan's 65 unit-and-shift plans (among them Ambulatory Surgery, CVICU: Cardio Vascular Intensive Care Unit, CVOR and Pre/Post Cardiac Prep and Recovery Unit), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
Is Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern hiring?
Westchester Medical Center Health Network 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, Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern (PFI 0779)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/good-samaritan-hospital-of-suffern