Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Jacobi Medical Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Jacobi Medical Center (Bronx 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admits/discharges patients on the day of their surgical procedure. Located in Bldg 6,2nd floorAmbulatory Surgery | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| JA IP 2A BURN ICU 2nd floor of Bldg 6. burn patients and ICU level surgical patientsBurn | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 4 | 1 | No |
| Provides cardiac catheterization for inpatient and outpatients. Located in Bldg.1, 5th fl.Cardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 4.76 | 2.38 | Yes |
| Provides treatment to patients with chemical dependency. Located bldg1, 9W.Chemical Dependency | 27.7 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Provides moderate sedation for children and adults in the dental departmentDental O/P | 3.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| provides dental care to children and adults. located bldg1, 3rd floorDental O/P | None | None | None | 0 | 12 | Yes |
| Acute dialysis provided to inpatients. Located BLDG 1, 6th floorDialysis - Acute | 1.8 | None | None | 5 | 1.5 | Yes |
| Adult patients requiring emergent care such as trauma, pci, stroke . Located building 1, first floorEmergency Department | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 21.97 | 6.38 | No |
| The psychiatric ED provides mental health services to children&adults. located in bldg 1, 1NE1Emergency Department | 1.1 | None | None | 5.52 | 6 | Yes |
| provides emergency care to pediatric patients ages birth to 21 yrs. Located BLDG 1, first floor.Emergency Department | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.23 | 1.3 | No |
| performs GI procedures to inpatients and outpatients. Located BLDG 1, 2nd floor South.Endoscopy | 1.9 | None | None | 4.3 | 0 | Yes |
| Provides chemotherapy, blood transfusions and other infusions to outpatients. Bldg 1, 6SouthInfusion Services | 7.5 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| JA IP 2B SURGICAL ICU 2nd floor of Bldg 6. ICU level surgical / trauma patientsIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | No |
| JA IP 4B MICU ICU 4th floor of Bldg 6. medical ICU level patients.Intensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | No |
| JA IP 5B CCU 5th floor of Bldg 6. cardiac and medical ICU level patients.Intensive Care | 2.0 | None | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | No |
| Provides MRI's to inpatients and outpatients of all ages. Located Bldg 6, 3rd floorMagnetic Resonance Imaging | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 4D 12 bed general med surg unit. located in bldg 6Medical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | No |
| JA IP 3A SURGERY 3rd floor of Bldg 6. surgical patients typically found on a routine surgical floorMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | 4 | 2 | No |
| JA IP 4A MED/SURG 4th floor of Bldg 6. both medical and surgical patientsMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | 6 | 3 | No |
| JA IP 5A MED/TELE 5th floor of Bldg 6. post cardiac catherization patients, stroke patients, medicalMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | No |
| JA IP 5D MED/TELE 5th floor of Bldg 6. medical patients typically found on a routine medical floorMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | No |
| JA IP 6A MED/TELE 6th floor of Bldg 6. medical patients typically found on a routine medical floorMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 6 | 3 | No |
| Provides outpatient mental health services to adult patients. located bldg 1, 10th floor.Mental Health Services O/P | 34.5 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| JA IP 7NJ NICU 7th floor of Bldg 1. neonates who need specialized, intermediate or intensive careNeonatal | 2.0 | None | None | 9 | 2 | No |
| provides radiological services for adults and children Bldg6,3flNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 35.0 | None | None | 8 | 4 | Yes |
| JA IP 7EJ L&D 7th floor of Bldg 1. obstetrical patients anywhere in the laboring processObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9 | 2 | No |
| JA IP 7W MOTHER BABY 7th floor of Bldg 1. both mother & newborn baby plan #patients reflect coupletsObstetrics/Gynecology | 6.0 | None | None | 5 | 2 | No |
| 11W provides perioperative care to outpatients. located in bldg 1, 11 westOther | 1.1 | 1.0 | None | 1.74 | 0 | Yes |
| The OR provides perioperative care to both inpatients and outpatients. located in bldg 6 ,2EOther | 0.8 | 1.0 | None | 20.74 | 0 | Yes |
| The PACU provides post anesthesia care to all ages of inpatients and outpatients. BLDG 6, 2DOther | 2.0 | 1.5 | None | 5.4 | 0.6 | Yes |
| The Womens Health Clinic provides Ob-GYN care to women. Located bldg 8, 3rd floorOutpatient Clinics | 10.0 | 5.0 | None | 11 | 10 | Yes |
| The medical OPD provides primary care to adults. Located bldg 8 fourth floorOutpatient Clinics | 15.9 | 31.8 | None | 18 | 18 | Yes |
| The pediatric primary OPD provides care to patients up to the age of 18yrs.Located in bldg 8, 1st flOutpatient Clinics | 18.1 | None | None | 10 | 11 | Yes |
| The surgical OPD provides care to outpatients requiring surgical care. Located in bldg 8 2nd floorOutpatient Clinics | 31.2 | 11.5 | None | 7 | 4 | Yes |
| JA IP 6B PICU 6th floor of Bldg 6. pediatric ICU level patientsPediatric | 2.0 | None | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | No |
| JA IP 6D PEDIATRICS 6th floor of Bldg 6. pediatric medical / surgical floorPediatric | 6.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | No |
| JA IPP 7A PSYCHIATRY 7th floor of Bldg 6. behavioral health patients requiring inpatient treatmentPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | Yes |
| JA IPP 7D PSYCHIATRY 7th floor of Bldg 6. behavioral health patients requiring inpatient treatmentPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | None | 3 | 4 | Yes |
| JA IPP 8A PSYCHIATRY 8th floor of Bldg 6. behavioral health patients requiring inpatient treatmentPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | Yes |
| JA IPP 8D PSYCHIATRY 8th floor of Bldg 6. behavioral health patients requiring inpatient treatmentPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | Yes |
| JA IPR 4D REHAB 4th floor of Bldg 6. acute rehabilitation patientsRehabilitaion | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | No |
| JA IP 3A STEPDOWN 3rd floor of Bldg 6. intermediate level surgical patients.Stepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | No |
| JA IP 3B MED 3rd floor of Bldg 6. medical and oncology patients requiring intermediate level ofcareStepdown | 4.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | No |
| JA IP 5A MED/TELE 5th floor of Bldg 6. medical patients requiring telemetry monitoringTelemetry | 4.0 | None | None | 5 | 2 | No |
| provides acute dialysis to inpatients. located in bldg 1, 6th floorDialysis - Acute | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| The psychiatric ED provides mental health services to children&adults. located in bldg 1,1NE1Emergency Department | None | 1.1 | 1.0 | None | None | Yes |
| JA IP 5B ICU 5th floor of Bldg 6. cardiac and medical ICU level patients.Intensive Care | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | No |
| 4D medicine delivers care to patients with various medical conditions. BLDG6, 4th floorMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | No |
| JA IP 5A MED 5th floor of Bldg 6. stroke and other medical patientsMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | No |
| JA IP 6A MED/TELE Med/Surg 6th floor of Bldg 6. medical patients typically found on a routine medical floorMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | None | No |
| JA IP 7NJ NICU 7th floor of Bldg 1. neonatal patients who need specialized, intermediate or intensive careNeonatal | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | No |
| provides radiological services to inpatients and outpatients of all ages. Located Bldg6,3rd floorNuclear Medicine/Radiology | None | 38.8 | None | None | None | Yes |
| JA IP 7W MOTHER BABY 7th floor of Bldg 1. both mother & newborn baby the planned patients are coupletsObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | No |
| JA IP 6B PICU ICU 6th floor of Bldg 6. pediatric ICU level patientsPediatric | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | No |
| JA IP 6D PEDIATRICS 6th floor of Bldg 6. are pediatric patients typically found on routine pediatric medical/ surgical floorPediatric | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | No |
| JA IP 3B MED Stepdown 3rd floor of Bldg 6. medical patients requiring an intermediate level of care and oncologic patientsStepdown | None | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | None | No |
| JA IP 5A MED/TELE Telemetry 5th floor of Bldg 6. patients requiring telemetry monitoringTelemetry | None | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | None | No |
| JA IP 2A BURN ICU 2nd floor of Bldg 6. burn patients and ICU level surgical patientsIntensive Care | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | No |
| 4D provides medical care to a variety of adult patientsMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | No |
| JA IP 3A SURGERY Med/Surg 3rd floor of Bldg 6. surgical patients typically found on a routine surgical floorMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | No |
| JA IP 4A MED/SURG 4th floor of Bldg 6. both medical and surgical patients typically found on a routine medical/surgical floorMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | No |
| JA IP 5A MED 5th floor of Bldg 6. stroke patients and medical patientsMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | No |
| radiological services to inpatients of all ages. Located Bldg6,3rd floor. no planned cases for nights for nuclear medicineNuclear Medicine/Radiology | None | None | 115.0 | None | None | Yes |
| JA IP 7W MOTHER BABY 7th floor of Bldg 1. both mother & newborn baby are planned coupletsObstetrics/Gynecology | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | No |
| OR provides periop care to inpatients and outpatients. located in bldg 6 ,2E. level 1 trauma center so we staff 24/7Other | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| The PACU provides post anesthesia care to all ages of inpatients and outpatients. BLDG 6, 2D.There is no planned patients on nightsOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| JA IP 6D PEDIATRICS 6th floor of Bldg 6. pediatric patients typically found on a routine pediatric medical/ surgical floorPediatric | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | No |
| JA IPP 7D PSYCHIATRY 8th floor of Bldg 6. behavioral health patients requiring inpatient treatmentPsychiatry | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | Yes |
Jacobi Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Jacobi 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), intensive 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 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 3.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and obstetrics/gynecology units 4.0 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 Jacobi Medical Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (1,090 employees, contract to 2 Sep 2028), SEIU 1199 (227 employees, contract to 9 Oct 2027) and DC37 (1,666 employees).
Did Jacobi Medical Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 63 of the plan's 111 unit-and-shift plans (among them JA IP 2A BURN ICU 2nd floor of Bldg 6. burn patients and ICU level surgical patients, Adult patients requiring emergent care such as trauma, pci, stroke . Located building 1, first floor, provides emergency care to pediatric patients ages birth to 21 yrs. Located BLDG 1, first floor. and JA IP 2B SURGICAL ICU 2nd floor of Bldg 6. ICU level surgical / trauma patients), 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, Jacobi Medical Center (PFI 1165)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Jacobi Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/jacobi-medical-center