Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Nassau University Medical Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Nassau University Medical Center (Nassau County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burn, DCB 6th Floor: BURN/plastics repairsBurn | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Cardiology, DCB 2nd Floor: nuclear stress test as well as cardiac cath and other interventionsCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.5 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Coronary Care Unit, DCB 2nd Floor: cardiac compromised patientsCritical Care | None | None | None | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Hyperbaric, DCB 2nd Floor: treatment for smoke inhalation and wound therapyCritical Care | 4.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Medical Intensive Care Unit, DCB 2nd Floor: critical patients with no specific surgical needsCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Step Down, DCB 2nd Floor: intermediate level of careCritical Care | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Surgical Intensive Care, DCB 2nd Floor: critical patients requiring surgical interventionCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Emergency Department, DCB 1st Floor: level one trauma center, stroke designated care, adult & pedsEmergency Department | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 10 | 8 | Yes |
| Endoscopy, DCB 2nd Floor: GI invasive proceduresEndoscopy | 3.0 | None | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Dialysis, DCB 5th Floor: acute inpatient dialysisMedical/Surgical | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Medical Surgical Service/CDS, DCB 18th Floor: 24–48-hour observation, incarcerated patients, COVIDMedical/Surgical | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | Yes |
| Medical Surgical Service/Hospice, DCB 9 West: medicine, chemotherapy, peritoneal dialysis, & hospiceMedical/Surgical | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | Yes |
| Medical Surgical Service/Stroke, DCB 11 East: stroke, telemetry, patients needing cardiac monitoringMedical/Surgical | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, DCB 5th Floor: acute physical rehab servicesMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Pulmonary Care Unit, DCB 7th Floor: pulmonary care and behavioral medical unitMedical/Surgical | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | Yes |
| Surgery, DCB 9 East: surgery/CDS surgeryMedical/Surgical | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Telemetry, DCB 11 West: telemetry, patients needing cardiac monitoringMedical/Surgical | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| OP Behavioral Health, DCB Ground Floor: diagnostic evaluation, psychotherapy, medication managementMental Health Services O/P | 26.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Labor and Delivery, DCB 3rd Floor: care for pregnant individuals during labor and childbirthObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Mother/Baby, DCB 3rd Floor: postpartum patients and newbornObstetrics/Gynecology | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology, DCB 2nd FloorOther | 4.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Operating Room, DCB 2nd Floor: comprehensive surgical interventions and advanced perioperative careOther | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 8 | 1 | Yes |
| Post Anesthesia Care Unit/Ambulatory Surgery Unit, DCB 2nd Floor: monitoring and post op recoveryOther | 2.0 | 0.5 | None | 7 | 0 | Yes |
| Pre-Surgical Testing, DCB 2nd Floor: preoperative evaluationsOther | 7.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Adult Medical Clinic, DCB 1st Floor: phlebotomy, vaccine administration, EKG, cardiologyOutpatient Clinics | 78.0 | None | None | 2 | 6 | Yes |
| Breast Imaging, DCB 2nd Floor: breast biopsy, exam, cancer services programOutpatient Clinics | 22.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Employee Health, E Building 1st Floor: staff annual physical, N95 FIT test, flu testingOutpatient Clinics | 21.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Oncology, D Building 1st Floor: infusions, transfusion of PRBC, lupron, phlebotomyOutpatient Clinics | 5.0 | None | None | 3 | 0.5 | Yes |
| Pediatric, DCB 1st Floor: allergy, neurology, vaccinations, phlebotomyOutpatient Clinics | 28.0 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Women's Health, DCB 1st Floor: education, birth control, STI treatment, pre-eclampsiaOutpatient Clinics | 44.0 | None | None | 2 | 5 | Yes |
| Zaki Hossain Center, DCB 6th Floor: wound assessment, dressings and treatmentOutpatient Clinics | 28.0 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Pediatric/Monitored Care Unit, DCB 3rd Floor: pediatric patients birth to 21 years oldPediatric | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Adolescent/Child Psychiatry (02), E Building 2nd Floor: psychiatry services 5-17 years oldPsychiatry | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Adult Forensic Psychiatry (01), E Building 1st Floor: high risk adult acute and forensic psychiatryPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 4 | Yes |
| Adult Psychiatry, DCB 12th Floor: acute adult psychiatryPsychiatry | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | Yes |
| Adult Psychiatry, DCB 14th Floor: acute adult psychiatryPsychiatry | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | Yes |
| Detox, DCB 10th Floor: medically managed drug and alcohol addiction 5-day programPsychiatry | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Psychiatric Emergency Department, DCB Ground Floor: psychiatric evaluation and treatmentPsychiatry | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | Yes |
| Residential Rehab, DCB 10th Floor: 28-day program for post detoxPsychiatry | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
Nassau University Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Nassau University Medical Center?
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 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), emergency department units 5.0 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), pediatric units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8) and psychiatry units 8.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 6.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Nassau University Medical Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: CSEA (3,000 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2022).
Did Nassau University Medical Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
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, Nassau University Medical Center (PFI 0528)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Nassau University Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/nassau-university-medical-center