Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Montefiore Nyack: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Montefiore Nyack (Rockland County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 46 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. Montefiore Nyack'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 bed unit for admission/recovery located on first flr adjacent to surgical suiteAmbulatory Surgery | 4.0 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| 2 cardiac cath/EP rms with 4 recovery beds, 24/7 call teamCardiac Catheterization/EP | 2.5 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| recovery center - 28 bed detox/rehab unitChemical Dependency | 7.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| medical intensive care unit-9 adult bedsCritical Care | 2.0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| surgical intensive care unit-11 beds adultCritical Care | 2.0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| 3 bed inpatient adult dialysisDialysis - Acute | 3.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 56 bed trauma designated adult/peds includes 12 bed BH holding areaEmergency Department | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | No |
| 3 rm endoscopy suiteEndoscopy | 3.0 | None | None | 6.5 | 2 | Yes |
| 24 chair unitInfusion Services | 8.0 | None | None | 9.5 | 0 | Yes |
| 1 MRI SCANNER located on ground flr for inpt /outpt testingMagnetic Resonance Imaging | 10.0 | None | None | 1 | 1.5 | Yes |
| 2D-18 bed medsurg/pediatricMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 4 Maze - 18 bed medical surgical unit located on the 4th floor of hospitalMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 4D 23 bed Medical Surgical Adult Unit- Chronic Ventilator Care, Oncology/Chemotherapy CareMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| 5 Maze is an 18 bed medical / surgical unit designated to care for medsurg adult patientsMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 5D 23 bed adult medical surgical unit/ TJC certified Joint centerMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| 6D 18 bed adult medical surgical unitMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Neonatal intensive care-10 bedsNeonatal | 2.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| 1 Interventional rad procedure rm/ct/ultrasound testing/noninvasive cardiology testingNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 4.0 | None | None | 4.5 | 2 | Yes |
| Labor/Delivery - 6 LDRs, 2 Triage & 2 RecoveryObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| mother/Baby couplets- 19 postpartum beds (couplets)Obstetrics/Gynecology | 3.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 8 OR suitesOther | 2.5 | None | None | 6 | 6 | Yes |
| Minor OR 1 room 3days/weekOther | 2.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| PACU 11 bed located on first flr adjacent to operating suiteOther | 3.5 | 2.0 | None | 4.5 | 1 | Yes |
| Pre Admission Testing 800a-4p 5d/wkOther | 3.5 | None | None | 2 | 0.5 | Yes |
| Rapid Decision Unit-6 bedsOther | 6.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| perioperative holding area 6 bed located adjacent to surgical suiteOther | 5.3 | None | None | 1.5 | 0 | Yes |
| 4bed /2 chamber hyberbaric wound care clinic operating 8a-4pOutpatient Clinics | 8.0 | None | None | 2.5 | 1 | Yes |
| Behavioral Health unit-26 bed adultPsychiatry | 7.0 | None | None | 4 | 4 | Yes |
| 3D- 20 bed stepdown unit - intermediate care, stroke unit, ventilator careStepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| 6 bed adm/rec area adjacent to surgical suiteAmbulatory Surgery | None | 2.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| recovery center-28 bed Detox/rehab unitChemical Dependency | None | 7.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Medical intensive care unit- 9 bedsCritical Care | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| surgical intensive care unit-11 bedsCritical Care | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 2D- 18 bed medsurg/pediatricMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 4 Maze 18 bed medical surgical unit on 4th flr of hospitalMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| neonatal intensive care unit-10 bedsNeonatal | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| mother/Baby couplets-19 postpartum beds (couplets)Obstetrics/Gynecology | None | 3.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 8 room operating suiteOther | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Rapid Decision Unit-6 bedOther | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Behavorial Health unit- 26 bed adultPsychiatry | None | 7.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Recovery Center- 28 bed Detx/Rehab unitChemical Dependency | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | Yes |
| medical intensive care unit 9 bedsCritical Care | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 2D -Medsurg/pediatrics 18 bedsMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| mother/baby couplets-19 postpartum beds (couplets)Obstetrics/Gynecology | None | None | 3.0 | None | None | Yes |
| rapid decision unit-6 bedsOther | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| behavioral health unit- 26 bed adultPsychiatry | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | Yes |
Montefiore Nyack nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Montefiore Nyack?
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), critical care units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), emergency department units 7.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and neonatal 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 Montefiore Nyack a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (490 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2026), SEIU 1199 (694 employees, contract to 30 Apr 2028) and Communication Workers of America (144 employees).
Did Montefiore Nyack's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 1 of the plan's 64 unit-and-shift plans (among them 56 bed trauma designated adult/peds includes 12 bed BH holding area), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
Is Montefiore Nyack hiring?
Montefiore Nyack 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, Montefiore Nyack (PFI 0776)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Montefiore Nyack nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/montefiore-nyack