Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
New York Presbyterian Hospital New York Weill Cornell Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan New York Presbyterian Hospital New York Weill Cornell Center (New York County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 805253 M8 IVFAmbulatory Surgery | 2.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 805852 Amb Surg ORAmbulatory Surgery | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 14 | 19 | Yes |
| 805480 8W CRIT BURN (ICU)/ADULT&PEDS BURNBurn | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 11 | 2 | Yes |
| 806101 WC Cath LabCardiac Catheterization/EP | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 11 | 6 | Yes |
| 806104 WC ElectrophysiologyCardiac Catheterization/EP | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 10 | 1 | Yes |
| 805427 4C CRIT CARE (CARD SDU)Cardiovascular | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 10 | 2 | Yes |
| 805214 6S WCH PICUCritical Care | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 11 | 0 | Yes |
| 805420 5S CRIT ICU (MED ICU)Critical Care | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 11 | 1 | Yes |
| 805431 8S CRIT CARE (SICU)/TRAUMACritical Care | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 10 | 1 | Yes |
| 805433 2S NEURO ICUCritical Care | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 7 | 1 | Yes |
| 805470 4W CRIT CARE (CTICU)Critical Care | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 13 | 1 | Yes |
| 805495 4S CRIT CARE (CCU)Critical Care | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 11 | 1 | Yes |
| 805155 B15 Inpt Dialysis/Bedside Outfield + ApheresisDialysis - Acute | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| 805485 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTEmergency Department | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | 27 | 12 | Yes |
| 805131 11S-B MEDSURG GERIGeriatric | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| 805848 Peds OncologyInfusion Services | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| 806953 Oncology Treatment CenterInfusion Services | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 11 | 7 | Yes |
| 805112 5C MEDSURGMedical/Surgical | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| 805113 2N NEURO-SPINEMedical/Surgical | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| 805124 5N MED SURGMedical/Surgical | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| 805134 14S MEDSURG (AM)Medical/Surgical | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| 805136 14N BARIATRIC/GIMedical/Surgical | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 805455 7C MED-SURGMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 805436 2W NEURO MS / SDUNeurology | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| 805120 10C MED SURG (ONC)Oncology | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| 805126 10W MED SURG (BMT)Oncology | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| 805140 10S MED SURG (ONC)Oncology | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| 805153 10N MEDICAL ONCOLOGYOncology | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| 805137 8C VASC/ORTHO SURGOrthopedics | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| 805320 OROther | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 23 | 31 | Yes |
| 805325 Recovery RoomOther | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 20 | 5 | Yes |
| 805330 3W Pre-OpOther | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 805335 F10 PreopOther | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 805338 F10 PACUOther | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 9 | 3 | Yes |
| 805846 EndoOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 8 | 8 | Yes |
| 806103 Cardiac Graphics Adult ECG LabOther | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| 806214 WC Interventional Neuro-RadiologyOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| 806222 / 809703 WC Interventional RadiologyOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 19 | 4 | Yes |
| 806248 Stich Radiation OncologyOther | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 806262 Radiology/NursingOther | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| 806560 Transesophageal Echocardiography LabOther | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 1 | 7 | Yes |
| 806628 Gamma KnifeOther | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| 806840 BMT Day Hospital & ApheresisOther | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| 806505 B24 Center for Special StudiesOutpatient Clinics | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 2 | 2.5 | Yes |
| 806836 B21 Oral Maxillofacial SurgeryOutpatient Clinics | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 0.5 | 3 | Yes |
| 806861 P2 The Center on AgingOutpatient Clinics | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 2 | 1.5 | Yes |
| 806893 Starr 6 NeurologyOutpatient Clinics | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 0.5 | 0 | Yes |
| 805218 6N & 6NR WCH PEDSPediatric | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| 805138 B17 MEDSURG (REHAB)Rehabilitaion | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| 805122 5W CRIT CARE (MED SDU)Stepdown | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| 805132 8N SURGICAL (SDU)Stepdown | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 10 | 2 | Yes |
| 805217 6C PEDS SDUStepdown | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| 805425 4N CRIT (MED SDU)Stepdown | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 12 | 3 | Yes |
| 805429 2SW NEUROSCIENCE ICUStepdown | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 805432 11S-A MED SURG SDUStepdown | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| 805142 7N MEDSURG (TRANSPLANT)Transplant | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 805485 Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
New York Presbyterian Hospital New York Weill Cornell Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at New York Presbyterian Hospital New York Weill Cornell Center?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), critical care units 1.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 3.1 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), pediatric units 4.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8) and oncology units 3.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is New York Presbyterian Hospital New York Weill Cornell Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did New York Presbyterian Hospital New York Weill Cornell Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is New York Presbyterian Hospital New York Weill Cornell 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 New York Weill Cornell Center (PFI 1458)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). New York Presbyterian Hospital New York Weill Cornell 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-new-york-weill-cornell-center