Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
NewYork-Presbyterian-Queens: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan NewYork-Presbyterian-Queens (Queens County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205151 ASU HoldingAmbulatory Surgery | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 5 | 0.5 | No |
| 206101 CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONCardiac Catheterization/EP | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.75 | 2 | No |
| 206104 ELECTROPHYSIOLOGYCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| 205326 CVRU/CVSDCritical Care | 1.8 | 1.8 | None | 4 | 0.5 | No |
| 205420 MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITCritical Care | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 7 | 0.5 | No |
| 205430 Surgery ICU 7WCritical Care | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.5 | No |
| 205433 Neuro ICUCritical Care | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | No |
| 205440 Cardiac Intensive Care CCUCritical Care | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | No |
| 205720 HemodialysisDialysis O/P | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 3 | 0 | No |
| 205408 ETAPEmergency Department | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.42 | 3 | No |
| 205485 EMERGENCY ROOMEmergency Department | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 20.46 | 9 | No |
| 205350 ENDOEndoscopy | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 12 | 7 | No |
| 205446 OP INFUSION UNITInfusion Services | 15.0 | 15.0 | None | 2 | 0 | No |
| 206915 THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE CENTERInfusion Services | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 4 | 1 | No |
| 205111 2 NORTH CARDIACMedical/Surgical | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 6 | 3 | No |
| 205115 5 WEST NEUROMedical/Surgical | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 7 | 3 | No |
| 205117 3 SOUTH MEDICAL-SURGICALMedical/Surgical | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5 | 2 | No |
| 205123 5 NORTH MEDICAL-SURGICALMedical/Surgical | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 11 | 4 | No |
| 205128 6 NORTH ONCOLOGYMedical/Surgical | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 9 | 4 | No |
| 205132 4 WEST ORTHOMedical/Surgical | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 8 | 4 | No |
| 205133 3 NORTH MEDICAL-SURGICALMedical/Surgical | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 11 | 6 | No |
| 205134 8 SOUTH MEDICAL-SURGICALMedical/Surgical | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3 | 1 | No |
| 205136 8 WEST MEDICAL-SURGICALMedical/Surgical | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | No |
| 205445 LEVEL III NEONATALNeonatal | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | No |
| 206211 RADIOLOGYNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 1 | 0 | No |
| 206260 NUCLEAR MEDICINENuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 1 | 0 | No |
| 206565 NON INVASIVE CARDIOLOGYNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 1 | 0 | No |
| 205220 OBSTETRICS/POST PARTObstetrics/Gynecology | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5 | 2 | No |
| 205250 DELIVERY ROOMObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.86 | No |
| 206246 RADIATION ONCOLOGYOncology | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 1 | 0.5 | No |
| 205152 OR HoldingOther | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 5 | 0.5 | No |
| 205154 ASU RecoveryOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 7 | 0.5 | No |
| 205320/205335 OROther | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 20 | 28 | No |
| 205325 PACU 1 WOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.5 | No |
| 205210 PEDIATRICSPediatric | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | No |
| 206911 PEDIATRIC CLINICPediatric | 5.0 | 5.0 | None | 2 | 2 | No |
| 206912 PEDIATRIC ASTHMA CENTERPediatric | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 0.5 | 0.5 | No |
| 205328 PEDS INTERMEDIATE CAREStepdown | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | No |
| 205434 2N PCUStepdown | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | No |
| 205326 CARDIO RECOVERY UNITCritical Care | None | None | 1.8 | None | None | No |
NewYork-Presbyterian-Queens nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at NewYork-Presbyterian-Queens?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 4.7 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), stepdown units 2.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), emergency department units 5.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 3.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and pediatric units 3.5 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 NewYork-Presbyterian-Queens a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (1,738 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026).
Did NewYork-Presbyterian-Queens's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 114 of the plan's 117 unit-and-shift plans (among them 205151 ASU Holding, 206101 CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION, 205326 CVRU/CVSD and 205420 MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
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, NewYork-Presbyterian-Queens (PFI 1637)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). NewYork-Presbyterian-Queens nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/newyork-presbyterian-queens