Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Metropolitan Hospital Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Metropolitan Hospital Center (New York County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental, Oral SurgeryDental O/P | 8.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| DialysisDialysis O/P | 2.6 | None | None | 6 | 4 | Yes |
| EndoscopyEndoscopy | 1.1 | None | None | 15 | 7 | Yes |
| Geriatric OP ClinicGeriatric | 7.5 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| IP 4DN NICUIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 4.03 | 1 | No |
| IP 9B MICU- ICUIntensive Care | 2.0 | None | None | 3.86 | 1 | No |
| 6A IP MedicineMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.37 | 1 | No |
| 6A IP Medicine- TelemetryMedical/Surgical | 4.0 | None | None | 2.13 | 1 | No |
| 6B IP MedicineMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | 6.0 | 1.41 | 1 | No |
| 6B IP Medicine TelemetryMedical/Surgical | 4.0 | None | 4.0 | 2.38 | 1 | No |
| 8B IP Medicine SurgicalMedical/Surgical | 7.0 | None | 7.0 | 1.97 | 2 | No |
| Adult Mental Health ClinicMental Health Services O/P | 38.9 | None | None | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Mental HealthMental Health Services O/P | 38.9 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| IP 4C MOTHER AND BABYObstetrics/Gynecology | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.65 | 1 | No |
| IP LABOR AND DELIVERYObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 1 | No |
| Oncology & Infusion CenterOther | 4.1 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Radiology/Imaging: MRI, X-ray, CTOther | 11.7 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Adult Medical SpecialitiesOutpatient Clinics | 24.3 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Adult Medical SubspecialitiesOutpatient Clinics | 20.5 | None | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Pediatrics & Pediatric SpecialityOutpatient Clinics | 18.7 | None | None | 6 | 5 | Yes |
| Primary Care (Adult, Family & Pride Health)Outpatient Clinics | 19.4 | None | None | 15 | 12 | Yes |
| SurgeryOutpatient Clinics | 29.5 | None | None | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| Women's HealthOutpatient Clinics | 12.2 | None | None | 9 | 12 | Yes |
| IP 5B PEDIATRICSPediatric | 6.0 | None | 6.0 | 0.72 | 1 | No |
| 8W IP ADULT PSYCHPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.49 | 3 | No |
| IP 6W ADULT PSYCHPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | None | 2.29 | 3 | No |
| IP 9W ADULT PSYCHPsychiatry | 7.0 | None | None | 2.36 | 3 | No |
| Psych EDPsychiatry | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | Yes |
| IP 3A- RehabRehabilitaion | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.12 | 1 | No |
| OPRehabilitaion | 48.7 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Dialysis OP & AcuteDialysis O/P | None | 3.1 | None | None | None | Yes |
| IP 9B MICU-ICUIntensive Care | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | No |
| 6A IP Medicine TelemetryMedical/Surgical | None | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | None | No |
| IP 6B MedicineMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | No |
| IP 6B Medicine TelemetryMedical/Surgical | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | No |
| 5B IP PEDIATRICSPediatric | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | No |
| 9W IP ADULT PSYCHPsychiatry | None | 7.0 | 7.0 | None | None | No |
| 9B IP MICU- ICUIntensive Care | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | No |
| IP 4DN NICUNeonatal | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | No |
| 6W IP ADULT PSYCHPsychiatry | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | No |
Metropolitan Hospital Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Metropolitan Hospital 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), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), pediatric units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8), psychiatry units 7.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 6.0) and dental o/p units 8.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 15.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Metropolitan Hospital Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (414 employees, contract to 2 Mar 2023), SEIU 1199 (99 employees, contract to 9 Apr 2022) and DC37 (894 employees).
Did Metropolitan Hospital Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 42 of the plan's 63 unit-and-shift plans (among them IP 4DN NICU, IP 9B MICU- ICU, 6A IP Medicine and 6A IP Medicine- Telemetry), 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, Metropolitan Hospital Center (PFI 1454)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Metropolitan Hospital Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/metropolitan-hospital-center