Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
New York-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan New York-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health Center (Westchester County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 809322 G11N PSYCH (*ON W7N)Psychiatry | 4.9 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 5 | Yes |
| 825506 GEN PSYCHPsychiatry | 9.1 | 7.6 | 22.8 | 2.5 | 3 | Yes |
| 825507 PSYCH - AFFECTIVE DISORDERSPsychiatry | 5.7 | 5.0 | 19.8 | 3.5 | 3 | Yes |
| 825508 PSYCH - ADDICTION RECOVERYPsychiatry | 4.1 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 1 | Yes |
| 825509 SCHIZOPHRENIAPsychiatry | 5.1 | 4.4 | 17.8 | 3.5 | 2 | Yes |
| 825510 PSYCH - EATING DISORDERPsychiatry | 5.4 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 1 | Yes |
| 825511 PSYCH - SELF INJURPsychiatry | 6.4 | 5.6 | 22.5 | 3.5 | 2 | Yes |
| 825530 PSYCH - GERIATRICPsychiatry | 6.3 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 3 | Yes |
| 825531 PSYCH - MATURE ADULTPsychiatry | 5.7 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 3.5 | 2 | Yes |
| 825540 PSYCH - ADOLESCENTPsychiatry | 4.9 | 4.3 | 17.1 | 3.5 | 3 | Yes |
| 825541 PSYCH - CHILDPsychiatry | 6.3 | 5.3 | 15.8 | 2.5 | 3 | Yes |
| 825542 PSYCH - TREATMENT INNOVATIONSPsychiatry | 4.2 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 5 | Yes |
| 825543 PSYCH - WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTHPsychiatry | 5.7 | 5.0 | 19.8 | 3.5 | 3 | Yes |
| 826278 Electroconvulsive TherapyPsychiatry | 10.0 | None | None | 4 | 3 | Yes |
New York-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at New York-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health Center?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: psychiatry units 5.7 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 New York-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did New York-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health 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, New York-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health Center (PFI 1047)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). New York-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/new-york-presbyterian-westchester-behavioral-health-center