Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Lenox Health Greenwich Village: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Lenox Health Greenwich Village (New York County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Catheterization & EP LaboratoryCardiac Catheterization/EP | 3.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 27 bed Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 6.0 | None | None | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| NGVH Endoscopy SuiteEndoscopy | 8.0 | 8.0 | None | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| 8 In-patient bed med-surgMedical/Surgical | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | No |
| Cardiac RecoveryOther | 4.0 | 2.0 | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| NGVH PACUOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| NGVH Surgical Unit OR's Procedure RoomsOther | 3.0 | 1.0 | None | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| Cardiac Catheterization & EP LabCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 27 Bed Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | None | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Cardiac Catheterization and EP LabCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
Lenox Health Greenwich Village nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Lenox Health Greenwich Village?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 8.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), cardiac catheterization/ep units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 1.3), endoscopy units 8.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0) and other units 3.0 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 Lenox Health Greenwich Village a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (2,101 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026) and New York Professional Nurses Union (NYPNU) (1,424 employees).
Did Lenox Health Greenwich Village's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 3 of the plan's 21 unit-and-shift plans (among them 8 In-patient bed med-surg), 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, Lenox Health Greenwich Village (PFI 9700)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Lenox Health Greenwich Village nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/lenox-health-greenwich-village