Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center (Bronx County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7A, Ambulatory surgery, same day surgeryAmbulatory Surgery | 1.4 | None | None | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| ENDOSCOPYAmbulatory Surgery | 3.6 | None | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 2A 6/8, DentistryDental O/P | 20.8 | None | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 9D, DIALYSISDialysis O/P | 2.4 | None | None | 10 | 3 | Yes |
| ED Adult ESI 1Emergency Department | 1.0 | None | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| ED Adult ESI 3Emergency Department | 5.0 | None | 5.0 | 14 | 6 | Yes |
| ED Adult ESI 4-5Emergency Department | 8.0 | None | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| ED Pediatric ESI 1Emergency Department | 1.0 | None | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| ED Pediatric ESI 2Emergency Department | 2.0 | None | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| ED Pediatric ESI 3Emergency Department | 5.0 | None | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| ED Pediatric ESI 4-5Emergency Department | 8.0 | None | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Ed Adult ESI 2Emergency Department | 2.0 | None | None | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| Emergency Observation TelemetryEmergency Department | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.5 | Yes |
| Observation Unit Medicine/SugeryEmergency Department | 6.0 | None | None | 1 | 0.5 | Yes |
| Psychiatric Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 7.0 | 1.4 | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 4C, Geriatrics primary careGeriatric | 13.0 | None | None | 2 | 3 | Yes |
| INFUSION CENTER, 9AInfusion Services | 2.7 | None | None | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| 2C5 Surgical Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| 4D Neonatal Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| 9B ICUIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 1 | Yes |
| 9C Medical Intensive Care Unit 1Intensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| 9C Medical Intensive Care Unit 2Intensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| 6B Medical Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | Yes |
| 6C Medical Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | Yes |
| 8B Medical Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| 8C Medical Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Surgery- Surgical Clinic Adult- 1A7Medical/Surgical | 4.0 | None | None | 7 | 8 | Yes |
| OP Behavioral Health AdultMental Health Services O/P | 19.3 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Medical Clinic, NeurologyNeurology | 10.0 | None | None | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Radiology Diagnostic- Radiology/MRI/Nuclear MedicineNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 4.5 | None | None | 9 | 3 | Yes |
| 1A2, Women's HealthObstetrics/Gynecology | 16.9 | None | None | 9 | 10 | Yes |
| 5B Maternal Child UnitObstetrics/Gynecology | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Surgical Adult Clinic- 9A- OncologyOncology | 5.5 | None | None | 2 | 3 | Yes |
| 1A6, medical clinic, primary careOther | 10.4 | None | None | 15 | 5 | Yes |
| DermatologyOther | 14.7 | None | None | 3 | 2 | No |
| Ear, Nose & Throat - ENTOther | 10.5 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Immunology Adult Clinic - 2A5Other | 9.3 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Labor & DeliveryOther | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Operating Room-Urology-cystoscopy suiteOther | 3.5 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| OphthalmologyOther | 14.0 | None | None | 5 | 5 | Yes |
| Pulmonary / Cardiology Medical Sub Specialty -Other | 14.0 | None | None | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| 4B Pediatric UnitPediatric | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| pediatrics primary care- 1C2Pediatric | 8.4 | None | None | 11 | 3 | Yes |
| 10A Behavioral Health UnitPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| 10C Behavioral Health UnitPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| Physical Therapy - Rehabilitation, 6ARehabilitaion | 10.5 | None | None | 2 | 3 | Yes |
| Medical ClinicRenal | 3.3 | None | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 4D Pediatric Intensive Care Unit StepdownStepdown | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| 9B Stepdown UnitStepdown | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| 8B TelemetryTelemetry | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| 8C TelemetryTelemetry | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| 7A SAMEDAY SURGERY - Ambulatory surgeryAmbulatory Surgery | None | 0.4 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Hemodialysis - Renal Dialysis - 9DDialysis O/P | None | 1.2 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Adult Emergency Department ESI -1Emergency Department | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Adult Emergency Department ESI -2Emergency Department | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Adult Emergency Department ESI -3Emergency Department | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Adult Emergency Department ESI 4-5Emergency Department | None | 8.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Emergency Observation Medical/SurgicalEmergency Department | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Pediatric Emergency Department ESI -1Emergency Department | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Pediatric Emergency Department ESI -2Emergency Department | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Pediatric Emergency Department ESI 4-5Emergency Department | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Pediatric Emergency Department ESI- 3Emergency Department | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Infusion Center - Infusion - 9AInfusion Services | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Neurology -Medical clinicNeurology | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Radiology - Radiology Diagnostic/Nuclear Medicine/ MRINuclear Medicine/Radiology | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Gynecology- Women's HealthObstetrics/Gynecology | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Oncology - Surgical Clinic Adult- 9AOncology | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Dermatology - Medical Clinic - 8AOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Immunology - Immunology AdultOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Primary Care - Medical Clinic - 1A6Other | None | 2.6 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Surgery- Surgical Clinic Adult - 1A7Other | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Urology ClinicOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Pediatric Primary Care - 1C2Pediatric | None | 2.7 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Physical Therapy - 6ARehabilitaion | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Renal - Medical ClinicRenal | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| ED Adult ESI 2Emergency Department | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Emergency Observation Medicine/SurgeryEmergency Department | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Lincoln Medical & Mental Health 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 2.5 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 11.4 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 Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (1,065 employees, contract to 2 Mar 2023), SEIU 1199 (134 employees, contract to 9 Oct 2027) and DC37 (1,886 employees).
Did Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 1 of the plan's 130 unit-and-shift plans (among them Dermatology), 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, Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center (PFI 1172)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/lincoln-medical-and-mental-health-center