Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Harlem Hospital Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Harlem Hospital Center (New York County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burn Intensive Care Unit 6th FloorBurn | 2.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Adult Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | 2.0 | None | None | 7 | 0 | Yes |
| MLK 15 CCUCritical Care | 2.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Pediatric Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | 2.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Adult Emergency RoomEmergency Department | 4.2 | None | None | 13 | 0 | Yes |
| C PEP AdultEmergency Department | 4.0 | None | None | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| Pediatric Emergency RoomEmergency Department | 3.0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| MP 3rd FloorEndoscopy | 4.0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Infusion CenterInfusion Services | 8.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| HAFR 01 MLK 13F Med/Surg/TelemetryMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 8 | 0 | Yes |
| HAR 01 14F Med/SurgMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 8 | 0 | Yes |
| HAR MLK 12 Med/SurgMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 10 | 0 | Yes |
| 4 NICUNeonatal | 2.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Labor and DeliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.0 | None | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| Mother and Baby Postpartum UnitObstetrics/Gynecology | 3.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Ambulatory SurgeryOther | 3.2 | None | None | 8 | 0 | Yes |
| Bariatric Clinic- MP 2Other | 28.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Dental OutpatientOther | 10.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Dialysis AcuteOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| ENT - Location 4th Ron BrownOther | 17.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| HIGH RISK ANTEPARTUMOther | 6.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Medicine SubspecialtyOther | 10.0 | None | None | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| Nuclear Med/RadiologyOther | 7.0 | None | None | 7 | 1 | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13 | 0 | Yes |
| OpthalmologyOther | 75.0 | None | None | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| OutpatientOther | 5.0 | None | None | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| PACUOther | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| PRIMARY SUBSPECIALITYOther | 17.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Pediatric Primary Care Ron Brown 1st Floor BuildingOther | 18.0 | None | None | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| Plastic Surgery ClinicOther | 18.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| PodiatryOther | 75.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Primary MedicineOther | 15.0 | None | None | 10 | 2 | Yes |
| Rehab PhysiatryOther | None | None | None | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Thoracic SurgeryOther | 10.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| VirologyOther | 40.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| urologyOther | 15.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| PediatricsPediatric | 6.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Behavioral Health Services _ InpatientPsychiatry | 7.0 | None | None | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| MP 3rd FloorAmbulatory Surgery | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 15th Floor CCUCritical Care | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 17th floor PICUCritical Care | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 6th Floor Adult Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 6th Floor Burn Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Neonatal Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Adult EDEmergency Department | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| PediatricEmergency Department | None | 2.0 | 3.0 | None | None | Yes |
| MP3rd FloorEndoscopy | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 12th Floor Medical Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 13th Floor Medical Surgical Unit (Telemetry )Medical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 14th Floor Medical SurgicalMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Mother and Baby PostpartumObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 3.0 | None | None | None | No |
| Dialysis OPOther | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Nuclear MedicineOther | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Pediatric PrimaryOther | None | 10.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Pediatrics SubspecialtyOther | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 17th Floor PediatricsPediatric | None | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 10th Floor Behavioral Health ServicesPsychiatry | None | 7.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 17th Floor PICUCritical Care | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 4th Floor NICUCritical Care | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 6 Burn ICUCritical Care | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 6th Floor Adult Incentive Care UnitCritical Care | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| AdultEmergency Department | None | None | 8.0 | None | None | Yes |
| C PEPEmergency Department | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 12th floor medical Surgical unitMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 13th Floor TelemetryMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 14th floorMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 4th Floor Mother and Baby PostpartumObstetrics/Gynecology | None | None | 3.0 | None | None | Yes |
| BHS 10th FloorPsychiatry | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | Yes |
Harlem Hospital Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Harlem Hospital 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), emergency department units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), pediatric units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8) and neonatal 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 Harlem Hospital Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (631 employees, contract to 2 Mar 2028), SEIU 1199 (114 employees, contract to 9 Apr 2027) and DC37 (1,152 employees).
Did Harlem Hospital Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 1 of the plan's 78 unit-and-shift plans (among them Mother and Baby Postpartum), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
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, Harlem Hospital Center (PFI 1445)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Harlem Hospital Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/harlem-hospital-center