Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
North Shore University Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan North Shore University Hospital (Nassau County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 69 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. Northwell Health'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulatory Surgery (M-F)Ambulatory Surgery | 5.2 | 1.0 | None | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| Cardiac Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| Cardiothoracic Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 15 | 1 | Yes |
| Medical Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 8 | 1 | Yes |
| Neurosurgical Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 1 | Yes |
| Surgical Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 9 | 1 | Yes |
| Acute Dialysis (M-F)Dialysis - Acute | 10.0 | 5.0 | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Acute Dialysis (Sat)Dialysis - Acute | 10.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Emergency Room (M-F)Emergency Department | 5.7 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 13 | 5 | Yes |
| Emergency Room (Sat-Sun)Emergency Department | 5.7 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 13 | 5 | Yes |
| Endoscopy (M-F)Endoscopy | 5.6 | 2.5 | None | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| 2 MontiMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| 3 CohenMedical/Surgical | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| 4 DSUMedical/Surgical | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| 4 Tower/ 5 SurgeMedical/Surgical | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 5 Katz SurgMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 5 MontiMedical/Surgical | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 9 | 4 | Yes |
| 5 TowerMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 8 MontiMedical/Surgical | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| 8 TowerMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| 9 MontiMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| 9 TowerMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Neonatal Intensive Care UnitNeonatal | 2.2 | None | 2.3 | 12 | 0 | Yes |
| 4 CohenNeurology | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 9 | 6 | Yes |
| 3 KatzObstetrics/Gynecology | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 3 Katz NorthObstetrics/Gynecology | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 4 KatzObstetrics/Gynecology | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 5 KatzObstetrics/Gynecology | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Labor and Delivery (M-F)Obstetrics/Gynecology | 1.1 | None | None | 15 | 4 | Yes |
| Labor and Delivery (Sat - Sun)Obstetrics/Gynecology | 1.2 | 1.3 | None | 14 | 3 | Yes |
| 7 MontiOncology | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| Bone Marrow Transplant UnitOncology | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 7 TowerOrthopedics | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Ambulatory Specialty Clinic (M-F)Other | 8.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Ambulatory Surgery PACU (M-F)Other | 2.0 | None | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Cardiac Short Stay Unit (M-F)Other | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Cardiac Short Stay Unit (Sat)Other | 6.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Cath Lab (M-F)Other | 7.5 | 1.0 | None | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Cath Recovery Suite (M-F)Other | 5.0 | 2.5 | None | 8 | 0 | Yes |
| Clinical Decision Unit (M-F)Other | 6.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Clinical Decision Unit (Sat-Sun)Other | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| EPS (M-F)Other | 0.5 | 0.5 | None | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| Emergency Department Holding AreaOther | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology (M-F)Other | 5.2 | 1.5 | None | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| Main PACU (M-F)Other | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Main PACU (Sat-Sun)Other | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Operating Room (M-F)Other | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 19 | 0 | Yes |
| Operating Room (Sat-Sun)Other | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Palliative Care UnitOther | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Same Day Admission (M-F)Other | 8.0 | 4.0 | None | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| Same Day Admission (Sat)Other | 4.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Therapeutic Apheresis (M-F)Other | 5.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Therapeutic Apheresis (Sat)Other | 2.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| 2 CohenTelemetry | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 8 | 4 | Yes |
| 2 DSUTelemetry | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| 3 DSUTelemetry | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 7 | 4 | Yes |
| 4 MontiTelemetry | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 7 | 4 | Yes |
| 5 ACETelemetry | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2 | 3 | Yes |
| 6 MontiTelemetry | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| 6 TowerTelemetry | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Ambulatory Surgery PACU (M-F)Ambulatory Surgery | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Neonatal Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | None | 2.3 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Acute Dialysis (Sat-Sun)Dialysis - Acute | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Labor and DeliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 1.2 | 1.3 | None | None | Yes |
| Clinical Decision Unit ((M-F)Other | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Main PACU (Sat-sun)Other | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Ambulatory Surgery PACUOther | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Clinical Decisions Unit (M-F)Other | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Clinical Decisions Unit (Sat-Sun)Other | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
North Shore University Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at North Shore University Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 5.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), critical care units 1.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), telemetry units 5.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 5.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 6.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and neonatal units 2.2 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is North Shore University Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did North Shore University Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is North Shore University Hospital hiring?
Northwell Health 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, North Shore University Hospital (PFI 0541)
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). North Shore University Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/north-shore-university-hospital