Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Northern Westchester Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Northern Westchester Hospital (Westchester County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Floor- SSU (pre-op) pre anesthesia nursing for adults and peds population (formerly ASC)Ambulatory Surgery | 3.4 | None | None | 7 | 1 | Yes |
| 2 Floor- Cardiac Cath Lab/EP- pre and post cardiac catherization's and EP proceduresCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 2nd Floor- Intensive Care Unit (ICU)- Critical care to adult med/surg patients 18 years or older.Critical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Main Floor- 24 hr care including diagnostic eval, consultation, treatment, admission &/or transferEmergency Department | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 3 | Yes |
| Main Fl- procedures include but not limited to colonoscopy, gastroscopy, USFNA, bronchoscopies, ERCPEndoscopy | 1.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 5th Floor - Surgical Inpatient Unit- adult surgically stable patients (includes orthopedics)Medical/Surgical | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| 6th Floor- Mixed Medical Oncology Unit- adult medical/oncology careMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | Yes |
| 3rd Floor Level 3 NICU- 24 hr monitoring to neonates and stabilize high risk neonates for transferNeonatal | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| 2 Floor- Nuclear Cardiology- nuclear stress testing and imagingNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 3rd Floor - Labor and Delivery- Care to antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum woman & newbornsObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| 3rd Floor- Mother/Baby: Couplet Care to mother & newborn; perinatal and gynecological servicesObstetrics/Gynecology | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Cancer Center- Radiation Oncology- radiation treatment to adult patients 18 years of age and olderOncology | 1.0 | None | None | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Cancer Center-Infusion IV therapy-patients 18 years of age and older (chemo, non-chemo, blood)Oncology | 11.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| 2 Floor-Operating Room- adult and pediatric same day admits, outpatients & inpatientsOther | 2.0 | None | None | 6 | 6 | Yes |
| 2 Floor-SSU (post op) adult & peds in immediate post op and post procedural period after anesthesiaOther | 1.5 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Main Floor - Radiology includes MRI/CT/US/Interventional RadiologyOther | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 1 | 4 | Yes |
| Main Floor- Breast Imaging services mammography, stereotactic biopsy, and breast ultrasoundOther | 1.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 2 Floor- Pain Clinic- acute & chronic pain due to a variety of conditions to 18 years of age & olderOutpatient Clinics | 1.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| 3rd Fl- Behavioral Health- medically stable 18 years of age or older with acute psychiatric illnessPsychiatry | 4.5 | None | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| 4 Floor- Short Stay and Pediatrics- Short stay adult med/surg patients and I/P and O/P pediatricsShort Stay | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 7th floor - Cardiopulmonary Unit- adult medical/telemetry/blended acuity unitTelemetry | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | Yes |
| 2 Floor - SSU (pre-op) pre anesthesia nursing for adults and peds population (formerly ASC)Ambulatory Surgery | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Main Floor- procedures include but not limited to colonoscopy, gastroscopy, USFNA, bronchoscopies, ERCPEndoscopy | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 2 Floor SSU (post-op) adult & peds in immediate post op and post procedural period after anesthesia (formerly PACU)Other | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 2 Floor- Operating Room- adult and pediatric same day admits, outpatients & inpatientsOther | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 2 Floor - Pain Clinic- acute & chronic pain due to a variety of conditions to 18 years of age & olderOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3rd Floor- Behavioral Health- medically stable 18 years of age or older with acute psychiatric illnessPsychiatry | None | 4.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 2 Floor- SSU (pre-op) pre and post anesthesia nursing for adults and peds population (formerly ASC)Ambulatory Surgery | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3rd Fl Level 3 NICU- 24 hr monitoring to neonates and stabilize high risk neonates for transferNeonatal | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Cancer Center-Infusion IV therapy-patients 18 years of age and older (chemo non-chemo, blood)Oncology | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| 2 Floor- SSU (post-op) adult & peds in immediate post op and post procedural period after anesthesia- on call for nights (formerly PACU)Other | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Main Fl- Breast Imaging services mammography, stereotactic biopsy, and breast ultrasoundOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
Northern Westchester Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Northern Westchester Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 6.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), critical care units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), telemetry units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 5.1 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and neonatal units 2.0 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 Northern Westchester Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (487 employees, contract to 14 Jan 2028).
Did Northern Westchester Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Northern Westchester 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, Northern Westchester Hospital (PFI 1117)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Northern Westchester Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/northern-westchester-hospital