Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
New York-Presbyterian Westchester: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan New York-Presbyterian Westchester (Westchester County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 745320 ORAmbulatory Surgery | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 7 | 9 | Yes |
| 745325 Pre/Post OpAmbulatory Surgery | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 755852 Amb Surg/EndoAmbulatory Surgery | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 11 | 4 | Yes |
| 756101 CATH LABCardiac Catheterization/EP | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| 755420 - 3S Adult Critical CareCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| 756806 4W - PCUCritical Care | 2.5 | None | None | 2 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 755485 EMERGENCY ROOMEmergency Department | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 9.49 | 5.57 | Yes |
| 758020 INFUSION ROOMInfusion Services | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| 755116 5-SOUTH MED SURGMedical/Surgical | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| 755123 - 5 North - Medical/SurgicalMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | None | None | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| 755128 6-NORTH MED SURGMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| 755224 6S NEONATAL ICUNeonatal | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| 756222 INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGYNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| 755223 6S MOTHER/BABYObstetrics/Gynecology | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 755250 4W DELIVERY ROOMObstetrics/Gynecology | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| 755126 4N ONCOLOGYOncology | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 756246 RADIATION ONCOLOGYOncology | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 755320 OROther | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9 | 11 | Yes |
| 755326 PACUOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| 756682 PERINATOLOGY TESTINGOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| INFUSION CENTER - THE ONEOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| 755153 MED ONCOLOGYOutpatient Clinics | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| 757373 6S PEDIATRICSPediatric | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 755115 3N TELEMETRYTelemetry | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| 756806 4W- PCUCritical Care | None | 2.5 | 2.5 | None | None | Yes |
| 755123 5-NORTH MED SURGMedical/Surgical | None | 4.5 | 4.5 | None | None | Yes |
| 755420 3S Adult Critical CareCritical Care | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
New York-Presbyterian Westchester nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at New York-Presbyterian Westchester?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 4.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), critical care units 2.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), telemetry units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and pediatric units 1.3 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 Westchester a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (487 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026).
Did New York-Presbyterian Westchester'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, New York-Presbyterian Westchester (PFI 1122)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). New York-Presbyterian Westchester nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/new-york-presbyterian-westchester