Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Long Island Jewish Valley Stream: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Long Island Jewish Valley Stream (Nassau County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulatory Surgery Unit located on 1st Floor Outpatient / InpatientAmbulatory Surgery | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 4.75 | 1.75 | Yes |
| ICU/CCU are our critical care units. They are connected and continuous. 2nd floor hospitalCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| Dialysis Unit on ground floor, providing inpatient dialysis at bedside and in the unit.Dialysis - Acute | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| ED located on ground floor. Providing emergency care to adult and pediatric population.Emergency Department | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 5 | Yes |
| 1B is located on 1st floor, 36 bed unit Medical Surgical patients.Medical/Surgical | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| 1E is a 27 bed medical-surgical unit on 1st floor; general/ortho/bariatric surgery and medical.Medical/Surgical | 7.0 | None | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 2C is a 30 bed Telemetry unit on 2nd floor. Cardiac, Stroke, Medical/Surgical servicesMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| 2E is a 31 bed Medical Surgical unit on the 2nd floor of the hospital.Medical/Surgical | 7.0 | 7.0 | None | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| Nuclear Medicine/Radiology/Interventional Radiology/ located on ground floor.Nuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 2.63 | 1 | Yes |
| 2W is a 18 bed Surgical/Orthopedic unit on the 2nd floor of the hospitalOrthopedics | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Operating Room and Endoscopy located on first floor of the hospital. Inpatient/Outpatient.Other | 2.0 | None | None | 7 | 8.5 | Yes |
| Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) - Located on 1st floor Outpatient/InpatientOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 3.75 | 0.75 | Yes |
| Wound Care located on ground floor, provides outpatient wound care and hyperbaric wound treatment.Other | 5.5 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 2D is a 28 bed unit on 2nd floor hospital. Telemetry, Cardiac, Medical/Surgical, Heart FailureTelemetry | 6.0 | None | None | 4 | 2 | No |
| 1E is a 27 bed medical-surgical unit on 1st floor, general surgery, bariatric surgery, and medical.Medical/Surgical | None | 7.0 | 7.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Operating Room and Endoscopy located on first floor of hospital. Inpatient/OutpatientOther | None | 4.7 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Wound Care closed on evening shiftOther | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 2C is a 30 bed Telemetry unit on 2nd floor. Cardiac, Heart Failure, Medical/Surgical servicesTelemetry | None | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 2D is a 30 bed unit on 2nd floor hospital. Telemetry, Cardiac, Medical/Surgical, Heart FailureTelemetry | None | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | None | No |
| Dialysis closed. Emergency on call availableDialysis - Acute | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| 2E is a 31 bed Medical/Surgical unit on the 2nd floor of the hospital Peritoneal DialysisMedical/Surgical | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Radiology is closedNuclear Medicine/Radiology | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Ambulatory Surgery Department located on first floor. Unit is closed at night/weekendsOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Operating Room - Located on 1st floor Outpatient/Inpatient. Closed, On Call Schedule Night/WeekendsOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) - Located on 1st floor Outpatient/Inpatient. Closed/On-callOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Wound Care closedOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
Long Island Jewish Valley Stream nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Long Island Jewish Valley Stream?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 7.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), critical care units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), telemetry units 6.0 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), ambulatory surgery units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0) and dialysis - acute units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Long Island Jewish Valley Stream a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (291 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2026) and SEIU 1199 (797 employees, contract to 31 Oct 2026).
Did Long Island Jewish Valley Stream's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 3 of the plan's 42 unit-and-shift plans (among them 2D is a 28 bed unit on 2nd floor hospital. Telemetry, Cardiac, Medical/Surgical, Heart Failure and 2D is a 30 bed unit on 2nd floor hospital. Telemetry, Cardiac, Medical/Surgical, Heart Failure), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
Is Long Island Jewish Valley Stream 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, Long Island Jewish Valley Stream (PFI 0518)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Long Island Jewish Valley Stream nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/long-island-jewish-valley-stream