Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Lenox Hill Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Lenox Hill Hospital (New York County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 50 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. Northwell Health'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEETH Amb. Surg RecoveryAmbulatory Surgery | 4.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| MEETH Ambulatory Surgery UnitAmbulatory Surgery | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Cath Lab Holding--Pre/Post Procedure AreaCardiac Catheterization/EP | 4.0 | None | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Cath Lab Procedure RoomsCardiac Catheterization/EP | 4.0 | 3.0 | None | 8 | 4 | Yes |
| EP Holding--Pre/Post ProcedureCardiac Catheterization/EP | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| EP Procedure RoomsCardiac Catheterization/EP | 2.0 | 1.0 | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Non-Invasive Cardiology--Stress Test and TEECardiovascular | 3.0 | 2.0 | None | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| LHH Main EDEmergency Department | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 12 | 5 | Yes |
| LHH Endoscopy Procedure RoomsEndoscopy | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| LHH Endoscopy RecoveryEndoscopy | 8.0 | 8.0 | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| MEETH Outpt Infusion CenterInfusion Services | 10.0 | 5.0 | None | 3 | 2 | No |
| 5 East Coronary Care/Surgical Unit (ICU)Intensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | No |
| 7 East Medical ICU (ICU)Intensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | No |
| 8 East Neuroscience ICU (ICU)Intensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | No |
| 9 East CTICU (ICU)Intensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | No |
| 4 Uris Regional Medicine (Med/Surg)Medical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | No |
| 5 Wollman Surgery (Med/Surg)Medical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 7 Uris Regional Medicine (Med/Surg)Medical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | No |
| 7 Wollman Regional Medicine (Med/Surg)Medical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 8 Wollman Regional Surgery (Med/Surg)Medical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 9 Uris Regional Surgery (Med/Surg)Medical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | No |
| Neonatal ICU (ICU)Neonatal | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| 4 Maternity (Maternal Child)Obstetrics/Gynecology | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | No |
| 6 Lachman High Risk Antepartum (Maternal Child)Obstetrics/Gynecology | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 6 Uris Postpartum (Maternal Child)Obstetrics/Gynecology | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Labor & Delivery (Maternal Child)Obstetrics/Gynecology | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 9 | 3 | Yes |
| Nursery (Maternal Child)Obstetrics/Gynecology | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology--Procedure RoomsOther | 4.0 | 3.0 | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology--RecoveryOther | 8.0 | 4.0 | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| LHH Operating RoomOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 18.75 | 15 | Yes |
| LHH PACUOther | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 13 | 5 | No |
| LHH Preop/Same Day AdmissionOther | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 10 | 4 | Yes |
| MEETH Laser and Plastics ClinicOther | 4.0 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| MEETH Operating RoomOther | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 14 | 14 | Yes |
| MEETH PACUOther | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | 11 | 4 | Yes |
| Radiology CT Scan Procedure RoomOther | 8.0 | 5.0 | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Radiology IV Prep AreaOther | 17.0 | 8.0 | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| General Inpatient Pediatric ServicesPediatric | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 8 Uris 24 Bed Inpatient Psychiatry UnitPsychiatry | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 4 | Yes |
| Emergency Department Holding--Admitted ptsShort Stay | 4.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 5 Lachman Cardiac Stepdown (Med/Surg)Stepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | No |
| 7 Lachman Medical Stepdown (Med/Surg)Stepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | No |
| 8 Lachman Surgical Stepdown (Med/Surg)Stepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | No |
| 9 Lachman CTICU Stepdown (Med/Surg)Stepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | No |
| 5 Uris Medical Telemetry (Med/Surg)Telemetry | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | No |
| 9 Wollman Surgical Telemetry (Med/Surg)Telemetry | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| MEETH Amb surg unit RecoveryAmbulatory Surgery | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Cath Lab Holding--Pre/Post ProcedureCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Emergency Department Holding--Admitted PatientsShort Stay | None | 3.0 | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| MEETH Amb Surg RecoveryAmbulatory Surgery | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
Lenox Hill Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Lenox Hill Hospital?
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 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and obstetrics/gynecology units 6.0 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 Lenox Hill Hospital 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 Hill Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 45 of the plan's 138 unit-and-shift plans (among them MEETH Outpt Infusion Center, 5 East Coronary Care/Surgical Unit (ICU), 7 East Medical ICU (ICU) and 8 East Neuroscience ICU (ICU)), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
Is Lenox Hill Hospital hiring?
Northwell Health 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, Lenox Hill Hospital (PFI 1450)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Lenox Hill Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/lenox-hill-hospital