Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Mount Sinai Brooklyn: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Mount Sinai Brooklyn (Kings County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 18 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. Mount Sinai Health System'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 North - Cardiology/Telemetry/Medical/Surgical is a 35 bed unit located on the 1st floorCardiovascular | 5.8 | None | None | 5 | 4 | No |
| MSB Dialysis provides all services required for the management of in pts with renal failure or ESRD.Dialysis - Acute | 1.9 | None | None | 3.13 | 1 | Yes |
| The ED at MSB is a community ED located on the 1st floor of the main hospital buildingEmergency Department | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Dedicated unit for endoscopic procedures which are minimally invasive using an endoscopeEndoscopy | 2.2 | None | None | 4.5 | 1.69 | Yes |
| MSB ICU is 12 beds servicing a complex pt. population with med/surg needs. Location - 2nd floorIntensive Care | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| 2 East Infectious Disease/ Medical/Surgical/Telemetry is a 40 bed unit located on the 2nd floorMedical/Surgical | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5 | 4 | No |
| 2 North Medical/Surgical/Telemetry is a 35 bed unit with surgical focus located on the 2nd floor.Medical/Surgical | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5 | 4 | No |
| 3 North - Oncology/Hospice/Medical/Surgical is a 35 bed med/surg unit located on the 3rd floorMedical/Surgical | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5 | 4 | No |
| Interventional Radiology performs minimally invasive procedures using medical imaging guidanceOther | 1.0 | None | None | 2.63 | 0 | Yes |
| MSB's operating room is a dedicated area for surgical procedures which are done under anesthesia.Other | 1.1 | 1.5 | None | 8.94 | 6.56 | Yes |
| PACU admits patients temporarily to the unit for post surgery and anesthesia careOther | 2.1 | 1.3 | None | 5.25 | 0 | Yes |
| 3 East PCU is a step down unit servicing complex med/surg patients located on the 3rd floor in 3E.Stepdown | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 2 W Med/Surg/Tele is a 20 bed unit serving med surg and telemetry pts, located on the 2nd fl.Telemetry | 5.7 | None | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 3 East Medical/Surgical/Telemetry is a 25 bed unit serving a complex pt. pop. Location: 3rd floorTelemetry | 4.2 | 4.2 | None | 5 | 3 | No |
| 1 North - Cardiology/Telemetry/Stroke/Medical/Surgical is a 35 bed unit located on the 1st floorCardiovascular | None | 5.8 | 5.8 | None | None | No |
| MSB dialysis provides all services required for the management of in-pts with renal failure or ESRDDialysis - Acute | None | 1.6 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 2 W Med/Surg/Tele is a 20 bed unit serving pts med surg and telemetry pts, located on the 2nd fl.Telemetry | None | 5.7 | 5.7 | None | None | Yes |
| 3 East Medical/Surgical/Telemetry is a 25 bed unit serving a complex pt. pop. Location: 3rd floorStepdown | None | None | 4.2 | None | None | Yes |
Mount Sinai Brooklyn nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Mount Sinai Brooklyn?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 5.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 1.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 2.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), telemetry units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 5.4 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and cardiovascular units 5.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Mount Sinai Brooklyn a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (758 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026).
Did Mount Sinai Brooklyn's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 13 of the plan's 35 unit-and-shift plans (among them 1 North - Cardiology/Telemetry/Medical/Surgical is a 35 bed unit located on the 1st floor, 2 East Infectious Disease/ Medical/Surgical/Telemetry is a 40 bed unit located on the 2nd floor, 2 North Medical/Surgical/Telemetry is a 35 bed unit with surgical focus located on the 2nd floor. and 3 North - Oncology/Hospice/Medical/Surgical is a 35 bed med/surg unit located on the 3rd floor), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
Is Mount Sinai Brooklyn hiring?
Mount Sinai Health System 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, Mount Sinai Brooklyn (PFI 1324)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Mount Sinai Brooklyn nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/mount-sinai-brooklyn