Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Presbyterian Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Presbyterian Center (New York County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 63 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. NewYork-Presbyterian'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 609850 MSCH Cath/IR PACUAmbulatory Surgery | 2.5 | 2.5 | None | 7.5 | 3 | No |
| 606101, 606104, 606509 Interventional Cardiology (Cath/EP/TEE)Cardiac Catheterization/EP | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 33 | 1.83 | No |
| 609850 MSCH Catheterization LabCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.5 | 1.5 | None | 4.5 | 2.5 | No |
| 605114 5GS CARDIACCardiovascular | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 12.5 | 3 | No |
| 605425 5HN CARDIACCardiovascular | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 9 | 3 | No |
| 605721 DialysisDialysis O/P | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 4 | No |
| 606048 MILSTEIN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTEmergency Department | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 38.9 | 14 | No |
| 609847 CHILD EMERGENCY ROOMEmergency Department | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 15.5 | 4 | No |
| 606929 EndoEndoscopy | 2.0 | None | None | 19 | 13 | No |
| 609852 ENDOEndoscopy | 2.0 | None | None | 5 | 3 | No |
| 606117 Therapeutic infusionInfusion Services | 1.5 | 1.5 | None | 4 | 0.5 | No |
| 606118 Milstein ApheresisInfusion Services | 0.8 | 0.8 | None | 3.5 | 0.5 | No |
| 606544 HIP 14 Adult Infusion CenterInfusion Services | 1.5 | 1.5 | None | 21 | 2 | No |
| 606546 HIP 9 Adult Research Infusion CenterInfusion Services | 1.5 | 1.5 | None | 3.6 | 1 | No |
| 606549 HP 10X ONC RESEARCHInfusion Services | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | No |
| 605150 5MHB/HH CTICUIntensive Care | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 25 | 2 | No |
| 605152 4HS SURGICAL ICUIntensive Care | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10 | 1 | No |
| 605420 4HN MEDICAL ICUIntensive Care | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 16 | 2 | No |
| 605476 8GS NEUROLOGICAL ICUIntensive Care | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 11 | 1 | No |
| 605495 5MHB/HH CCUIntensive Care | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 18.5 | 2 | No |
| 609850 MSCH MRIMagnetic Resonance Imaging | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3 | No |
| 605110 6GS MEDICINE (INFECTIOUS DISEASE)Medical/Surgical | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 9 | 3 | No |
| 605116 6GN MEDICINEMedical/Surgical | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 9 | 3 | No |
| 605161 7GS HOSPITALISTMedical/Surgical | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 9 | 3 | No |
| 605712 8MA MED ANNEXMedical/Surgical | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5 | 2 | No |
| 605234 9N CARD NICUNeonatal | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 14 | 1 | No |
| 609830 7T NEONATAL ICUNeonatal | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 32 | 1 | No |
| 605128 8HN NEUROLOGYNeurology | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 8 | 3 | No |
| 605158 8HS NEUROSURGERYNeurology | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 9 | 4 | No |
| 606202 General RadiologyNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13 | 0 | No |
| 605222 5C/6C OB/GYN POSTP/NURSObstetrics/Gynecology | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 7 | 1 | No |
| 605224 10C OB/GYN ANTEP/HIGH RISKObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 6 | 1 | No |
| 605226 5SB OB/GYN POSTP/NURSObstetrics/Gynecology | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 7 | 1 | No |
| 605250 10T SLOANE LABOR and DELIVERObstetrics/Gynecology | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 18.71 | 2.71 | No |
| 605118 6HN ONCOLOGYOncology | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 12 | 4 | No |
| 605154 7HS SURG ONCOLOGYOncology | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 9 | 4 | No |
| 605182 HP-11 BMT UNITOncology | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 7 | 2 | No |
| 606246 Radiation OncologyOncology | 1.5 | 1.5 | None | 5 | 1 | No |
| 609871 MSCH HIP 7/Oncology InfusionOncology | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 7 | 3 | No |
| 605124 9GS HOSPITALIST/ORTHO/SURGOrthopedics | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 10 | 4 | No |
| 605320 OROther | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 31 | 39 | No |
| 605325 Pre/Post AnesthesiaOther | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 20 | 9 | No |
| 605340 CystoscopyOther | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 3 | 1 | No |
| 606250/606209 Interventional Radiology/Interventional Neuro-RadiologyOther | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 | No |
| 606628 Gamma Knife ProgramOther | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | No |
| 609834 OROther | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9 | 12 | No |
| 609839 Pre/Post AnesthesiaOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 5 | 2 | No |
| 609850 MSCH Interventional RadiologyOther | 3.5 | 0.5 | None | 1 | 1 | No |
| 606747 PH14 Outpatient Transplant ClinicOutpatient Clinics | 3.5 | 3.5 | None | 5 | 1 | No |
| 609826 11C PED ICUPediatric | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 10 | 1 | No |
| 609831 6T CARD/NEUROPediatric | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 10 | 1 | No |
| 609835 9C PED ICUPediatric | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 10 | 1 | No |
| 609836 9T CARD ICUPediatric | 1.2 | 1.2 | None | 12 | 1 | No |
| 609837 4T PED MSURG/CRCPediatric | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 8 | 1 | No |
| 609838 5T PED M/S ONCPediatric | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 10 | 1 | No |
| 609848 8C PED PROGRESSIVE CARE UNITPediatric | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5 | 1 | No |
| 605710 8GN REHABILITATIONRehabilitaion | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | No |
| 605112 7GN SDU/MEDICINEStepdown | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 12 | 2 | No |
| 605427 5GN SURG STEPDOWNStepdown | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 14 | 2 | No |
| 605457 7HN CHEST/STEPDOWNStepdown | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 13 | 2 | No |
| 605160 9H TRANSPLANT / DIRECT ADMITSTransplant | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 14 | 4 | No |
| 606929 ENDOEndoscopy | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | No |
| 609836 9T PEDS CARD ICUPediatric | None | None | 1.2 | None | None | No |
New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Presbyterian Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Presbyterian Center?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 3.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 1.4 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 2.4 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), emergency department units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 3.2 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and pediatric units 2.2 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Presbyterian Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (3,779 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2028) and SEIU 1199 (4,038 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026).
Did New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Presbyterian Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 182 of the plan's 182 unit-and-shift plans (among them 609850 MSCH Cath/IR PACU, 606101, 606104, 606509 Interventional Cardiology (Cath/EP/TEE), 609850 MSCH Catheterization Lab and 605114 5GS CARDIAC), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
Is New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Presbyterian Center hiring?
NewYork-Presbyterian 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, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Presbyterian Center (PFI 1464)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Presbyterian Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/new-york-presbyterian-hospital-columbia-presbyterian-center