Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Maimonides Medical Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Maimonides Medical Center (Kings County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 42 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. Maimonides 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASU PACUAmbulatory Surgery | 5.6 | 5.6 | None | 8 | 2 | Yes |
| CCL: Cardiac Cath Lab/EP/TAVRCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.4 | 1.4 | None | 13 | 3 | Yes |
| K2: ACUICardiac Catheterization/EP | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | 2.7 | 2 | Yes |
| CICU: Coronary ICUCritical Care | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4.39 | 1 | Yes |
| CTICU: Cardio Thoracic ICUCritical Care | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 6.27 | 1 | Yes |
| MICU: Medical ICUCritical Care | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 9.47 | 2 | Yes |
| PICU: Pediatric ICUCritical Care | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.31 | 1 | Yes |
| SICU: Surgical ICUCritical Care | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 6.63 | 1 | Yes |
| HemodialysisDialysis - Acute | 1.6 | 1.2 | None | 4 | 1.5 | Yes |
| Emergency DeptEmergency Department | 6.9 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 24 | 12 | Yes |
| Pediatric EDEmergency Department | 13.9 | 9.0 | None | 6.5 | 3 | Yes |
| EndoscopyEndoscopy | 1.9 | 1.8 | None | 10 | 2 | Yes |
| 6 East: Behavioral Medicine UnitMedical/Surgical | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 6.17 | 4 | Yes |
| 7 West: MedicineMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.41 | 4 | Yes |
| 8 East: SurgeryMedical/Surgical | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.99 | 3 | Yes |
| 8 West: SurgeryMedical/Surgical | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.56 | 3 | Yes |
| Aron 5: MedicineMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.78 | 2 | Yes |
| Kronish 5: MedicineMedical/Surgical | 4.6 | None | None | 6.27 | 4 | Yes |
| Kronish 7: MedicineMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.95 | 2 | Yes |
| NB5: MedicineMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3 | Yes |
| NICU: Neonatal ICUNeonatal | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 12.25 | 1 | Yes |
| 6 West: Comprehensive Stroke UnitNeurology | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.59 | 3 | Yes |
| IR: Interventional RadiologyNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.3 | 1.3 | None | 11 | 2 | Yes |
| L&D: Labor & DeliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 11.92 | 3 | Yes |
| MBU: Mother Baby UnitObstetrics/Gynecology | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 11.6 | 6 | Yes |
| Kronish 6: Medicine OncologyOncology | 4.8 | None | None | 5.81 | 4 | Yes |
| G4 PACUOther | 6.7 | 2.3 | 10.7 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | 1.4 | 2.4 | 9.9 | 31 | 15.5 | Yes |
| TEE: Transesophageal EchocardiogramOther | 2.7 | 2.7 | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Ped6Pediatric | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.26 | 2 | Yes |
| N4: PsychiatryPsychiatry | 6.5 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 5 | 5 | Yes |
| N6: PsychiatryPsychiatry | 6.8 | 6.8 | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | Yes |
| Cardiac RehabRehabilitaion | 5.0 | 5.0 | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| CDU: Clinical Decision UnitShort Stay | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| GL2: Cardiac Step DownStepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 3 | Yes |
| NB2: Cardiac Step DownStepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.99 | 3 | Yes |
| PCSU: Progressive Care Surgical UnitStepdown | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.47 | 1 | Yes |
| PMCU: Progressive Medial Care UnitStepdown | 3.8 | None | None | 7.37 | 4 | Yes |
| Kronish 5Medical/Surgical | None | 4.6 | 4.6 | None | None | Yes |
| Kronish 6: Oncology MedicineOncology | None | 4.8 | 4.8 | None | None | Yes |
| PMCU: Progressive Medical Care UnitStepdown | None | 3.8 | None | None | None | Yes |
| PMCUStepdown | None | None | 3.8 | None | None | Yes |
Maimonides Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Maimonides Medical Center?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 4.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), critical care units 1.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 3.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), emergency department units 10.4 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 3.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and pediatric units 4.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Maimonides Medical Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (1,686 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2028) and SEIU 1199 (3,306 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026).
Did Maimonides Medical Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Maimonides Medical Center hiring?
Maimonides 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, Maimonides Medical Center (PFI 1305)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Maimonides Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/maimonides-medical-center