Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Hospital for Special Surgery: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Hospital for Special Surgery (New York County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 17 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. Hospital for Special Surgery'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic and orthopedic patients infusion therapy on an ambulatory basisInfusion Services | 3.3 | 1.3 | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| MAIN 5E Orthopedic Specialty Care Unit - Dedicated to adult patients requiring advanced careIntensive Care | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| MAIN 10 INPATIENT - Primarily dedicated to orthopedic adult surgical patientsMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | Yes |
| MAIN 11 INPATIENT - Primarily dedicated to orthopedic adult surgical patientsMedical/Surgical | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| MAIN 6 INPATIENT - Primarily dedicated to orthopedic adult surgical patientsMedical/Surgical | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 7 | 5 | Yes |
| MAIN 7 INPATIENT - Primarily dedicated to orthopedic adult surgical patientsMedical/Surgical | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 6 | 5 | Yes |
| 1 st Floor Holding - Pre-operative unit pediatric through adult prepare for the surgical procedureOther | 7.0 | 2.0 | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 1 st Floor Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) immediate post-op assessment and interventionsOther | 4.7 | 1.3 | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 1 st Operating Rooms Floor (Wilson Family Surgery Center) - predominant ambulatory surgery centerOther | 2.0 | 0.6 | None | 7 | 9 | Yes |
| 4 th Floor (Main Operating Room) Patients surgeries of both inpatient and ambulatory.Other | 2.1 | 0.8 | None | 25 | 54 | Yes |
| 4 th Floor Holding - Pre-operative unit pediatric through adult prepare for the surgical procedureOther | 6.6 | 2.4 | None | 8 | 3 | Yes |
| 4 th Floor Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) immediate post-op assessment and interventionsOther | 3.1 | 1.1 | None | 17 | 5 | Yes |
| 9 th Floor (Ambulatory Surgery Center) surgeries of both inpatient and ambulatoryOther | 2.3 | 0.8 | None | 10 | 15 | Yes |
| 9 th Floor Holding - Pre-operative unit pediatric through adult prepare for the surgical procedureOther | 7.6 | 2.7 | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 9 th Floor Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) immediate post-op assessment and interventionsOther | 3.8 | 1.3 | None | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| MAIN 5EN PEDS INPATIENT - Patients up to 21 years of agePediatric | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| MAIN 5E STEP DOWN - Dedicated to any adult patient requiring intermediate-level care.Stepdown | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
Hospital for Special Surgery nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Hospital for Special Surgery?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 4.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 1.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), pediatric units 3.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8), infusion services units 3.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0) and other units 3.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.8). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Hospital for Special Surgery a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did Hospital for Special Surgery's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Hospital for Special Surgery hiring?
Hospital for Special Surgery 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, Hospital for Special Surgery (PFI 1447)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Hospital for Special Surgery nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/hospital-for-special-surgery