Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Helen Hayes Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Helen Hayes Hospital (Rockland County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit 2ARehabilitaion | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Coma Recovery, Traumatic Brain Injury Unit 3ARehabilitaion | 6.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 5 | Yes |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Coma Recovery, Traumatic Brain Injury Unit 3BRehabilitaion | 4.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 3 | Yes |
Helen Hayes Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Helen Hayes Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: rehabilitaion units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 6.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Helen Hayes Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: CSEA (165 employees, contract to 1 Apr 2026) and Public Employees Federation (PEF) (138 employees).
Did Helen Hayes Hospital'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, Helen Hayes Hospital (PFI 0775)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Helen Hayes Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/helen-hayes-hospital