Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital (New York County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 885852 Ambulatory SurgeryAmbulatory Surgery | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 6 | 3 | No |
| 886889 Wellness CardiologyCardiovascular | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 2.6 | 0 | Yes |
| 885420 3C NURSING-CRIT ICUCritical Care | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 8 | 1 | No |
| 885485 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTEmergency Department | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 11 | 3.71 | No |
| 886941 EndoscopyEndoscopy | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 2 | 2 | No |
| 886953 Infusion CenterInfusion Services | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 885106 MEDSURG-4AMedical/Surgical | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5 | 2 | No |
| 885107 MEDSURG-4CMedical/Surgical | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 8 | 3 | No |
| 885112 MEDSURG-5CMedical/Surgical | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 7 | 2 | No |
| 885216 6A WCH NICUNeonatal | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | No |
| 886211 Interventional RadiologyNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 885223 6B WCH POST/NURObstetrics/Gynecology | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5 | 1 | No |
| 885250 6C NUR - WCH LandDObstetrics/Gynecology | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 10 | 2 | No |
| 885320 OROther | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8 | 12 | No |
| 885325 RecoveryOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | No |
New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 4.2 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), critical care units 1.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), emergency department units 6.0 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), neonatal units 1.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0) and ambulatory surgery units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (555 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026) and Communication Workers of America (356 employees).
Did New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 36 of the plan's 45 unit-and-shift plans (among them 885852 Ambulatory Surgery, 885420 3C NURSING-CRIT ICU, 885485 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT and 886941 Endoscopy), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
Is New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital 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 Lower Manhattan Hospital (PFI 1437)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/new-york-presbyterian-lower-manhattan-hospital