Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Mount Sinai South Nassau: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Mount Sinai South Nassau (Nassau County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASU 1st floor Day shift 5a-3pAmbulatory Surgery | 4.0 | None | None | 7.6 | 2.4 | Yes |
| Cardiac Cath/EP- Core Staffing 7am-5pm, Average daily Volume fluctuatesCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| E1 Cardiac post procedureCardiovascular | 2.3 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 6.61 | 1 | Yes |
| MICU Intensive CareCritical Care | 2.0 | None | None | 10 | 1 | Yes |
| SICU Intensive CareCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 10 | 1 | Yes |
| In-Patient Dialysis, 2nd floorDialysis - Acute | 4.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| ED OceansideEmergency Department | 3.0 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 11 | 8 | Yes |
| EndoscopyEndoscopy | 1.0 | 2.7 | None | 7.8 | 4 | Yes |
| OP Infusion-F4Infusion Services | 8.0 | None | None | 5 | 2.5 | Yes |
| D1 Med SurgMedical/Surgical | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 7 | 5 | Yes |
| D2E Heart FailureMedical/Surgical | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 7 | 5 | No |
| D2W Tele-StrokeMedical/Surgical | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 7 | 5 | Yes |
| E2- SurgicalMedical/Surgical | 5.1 | 6.0 | None | 7 | 5 | Yes |
| F1 - Progressive SurgicalMedical/Surgical | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| G2 Med/Surg-Medical Step downMedical/Surgical | 6.8 | 6.8 | None | 6 | 5 | Yes |
| NICU - Neonatal Intensive CareNeonatal | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| L&D Labor and DeliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| Mother/ Baby - MaternityObstetrics/Gynecology | 4.0 | None | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| F3- Med/Surg OncologyOncology | 5.4 | None | None | 7 | 5 | Yes |
| Gamma KnifeOther | 4.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology 6am-3pmOther | 1.0 | None | None | 6.37 | 0 | Yes |
| Main OROther | 4.8 | None | 1.0 | 16.27 | 17.6 | Yes |
| PACUOther | 3.5 | None | None | 7.13 | 1 | Yes |
| Pain ManagementOther | 1.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Radiation OncologyOther | 5.0 | None | None | 1.5 | 0 | Yes |
| PediatricsPediatric | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| D4 Behavioral HealthPsychiatry | 7.2 | 7.2 | 12.0 | 5 | 7 | Yes |
| G1 - OverflowPulmonary | 4.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| ASU 1st floor 3p-11pAmbulatory Surgery | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| MICU - Intensive CareCritical Care | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| In-Patient DialysisDialysis - Acute | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| OP Infusion- F4 Evenings 3p-5pInfusion Services | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| F3- Med/Surg OncologyMedical/Surgical | None | 5.4 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Mother/Baby - MaternityObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology 3p-6pOther | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Main OR 3p-11pOther | None | 3.6 | None | None | None | Yes |
| PACU 3-11Other | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Pain Management 3p-5pOther | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| G1-OverflowPulmonary | None | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| ASU 1st floor 11p-7a,( including 5am-7am)Ambulatory Surgery | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| E2-SurgicalMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| F3-Med/Surg OncologyMedical/Surgical | None | None | 5.4 | None | None | Yes |
| G2 Med /Surg- Medical step downMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.8 | None | None | Yes |
| NICU Neonatal Intensive CareNeonatal | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
Mount Sinai South Nassau nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Mount Sinai South Nassau?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 5.1 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), emergency department units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), pediatric units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8) 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 Mount Sinai South Nassau a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did Mount Sinai South Nassau's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 3 of the plan's 73 unit-and-shift plans (among them D2E Heart Failure), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
Is Mount Sinai South Nassau 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 South Nassau (PFI 0527)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Mount Sinai South Nassau nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/mount-sinai-south-nassau