Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (Kings County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulatory/SurgeryAmbulatory Surgery | 5.0 | 5.0 | None | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| OR (Operating Department)Ambulatory Surgery | 2.5 | None | None | 12 | 6 | Yes |
| PST (Pre-Surgical Testing)Ambulatory Surgery | 6.7 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Cathlab/EP (Interventional PCI and EP Services) - One Cathlab is STEMI 24/7 Center.Cardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| ICU - 7 Bed total capacityCritical Care | 2.0 | None | None | 2.43 | 1 | Yes |
| 911 Receiving ED - 29 Bays in the main ED and 6 Chairs in the Fast Track.Emergency Department | 5.7 | None | None | 6 | 3 | No |
| This is an article 28 facility with 17 infusion center chairsInfusion Services | 6.7 | None | None | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| 2nd Floor -Medical and Surgical Unit - 41 total beds capacity with 15 beds tele capacity.Medical/Surgical | 7.0 | None | None | 4.49 | 4.49 | No |
| 3rd Floor Medical and Surgical Unit - 41 beds total capacity with 15 beds tele capacity.Medical/Surgical | 7.0 | None | None | 4.4 | 4.4 | No |
| 4th Floor- Medical and Surgical Unit - 24 beds with 15 beds tele capacity.Medical/Surgical | 7.0 | None | None | 2.58 | 2.58 | No |
| Interventional Radiology program is offered at MMCH and provides patients who need IR procedures.Nuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | No |
| PCU - Progressive Care Unit - 12 Bed CapacityStepdown | 3.0 | None | None | 2.8 | 2 | No |
| OR (Operating Room)Ambulatory Surgery | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| ICU - 7 Bed CapacityCritical Care | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 911 Receiving ED-29 Bays in the main ED and 6 Chairs in the Fast TrackEmergency Department | None | 5.7 | None | None | None | No |
| 2nd Floor Medical and Surgical Unit - 41 total beds capacity with 15 beds tele capacity.Medical/Surgical | None | 7.0 | None | None | None | No |
| 3rd Floor Medical and Surgical Unit. Total 41 Bed Capacity with 15 Tele Bed Capacity.Medical/Surgical | None | 7.0 | None | None | None | No |
| 4th Floor Medical and Surgical Unit - 24 beds with 15 beds tele capacity.Medical/Surgical | None | 7.0 | None | None | None | No |
| PCU - Progressive care Unit - 12 bed CapacityStepdown | None | 3.0 | None | None | None | No |
| ICU - 7 Bed capacityCritical Care | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 911 Receiving ED - 29 Bays in the main ED and 6 Chairs in the Fast TrackEmergency Department | None | None | 5.7 | None | None | No |
| 2nd floor -Medical and Surgical Unit - 41 total beds capacity with 15 beds tele capacity.Medical/Surgical | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | No |
| 3rd Floor -Medical and Surgical Unit - 41 total beds capacity with 15 beds tele capacity.Medical/Surgical | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | No |
| 4th Floor -Medical and Surgical Unit - 24 total beds capacity with 15 beds tele capacity.Medical/Surgical | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | No |
| PCU - Progressive Care Unit - 12 bed CapacityStepdown | None | None | 3.0 | None | None | No |
Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital?
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), stepdown units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), emergency department units 5.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), ambulatory surgery units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0) and cardiac catheterization/ep units 1.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 1.3). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (644 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026).
Did Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 16 of the plan's 26 unit-and-shift plans (among them 911 Receiving ED - 29 Bays in the main ED and 6 Chairs in the Fast Track., 2nd Floor -Medical and Surgical Unit - 41 total beds capacity with 15 beds tele capacity., 3rd Floor Medical and Surgical Unit - 41 beds total capacity with 15 beds tele capacity. and 4th Floor- Medical and Surgical Unit - 24 beds with 15 beds tele capacity.), 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, Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (PFI 1293)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/maimonides-midwood-community-hospital