Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/SOUTH BROOKLYN HEALTH: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/SOUTH BROOKLYN HEALTH (Kings County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulatory SurgeryAmbulatory Surgery | 2.6 | 2.6 | None | 4 | 1 | No |
| CARDIAC CATH LABCardiac Catheterization/EP | 0.4 | 0.4 | None | 3 | 0 | No |
| CON01 T6E CARDIAC ICU/SDUCritical Care | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 1 | No |
| CON01 T7E MED/SURG ICUCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.75 | 1 | No |
| CON01 T7W MED/SURG ICUCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 1 | No |
| Renal DialysisDialysis - Acute | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 5 | 1 | No |
| ED ADULT AND ED PEDS - ESI-1Emergency Department | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 1 | No |
| ED ADULT-ESI-2Emergency Department | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 11.19 | 2 | No |
| ED ADULT-ESI-3Emergency Department | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 9.38 | 4 | No |
| ED ADULT-ESI-4-5Emergency Department | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.66 | 2 | No |
| Endo Weekday Prime TimeEndoscopy | 1.0 | None | None | 5.97 | 6 | No |
| CON01 RBG 6W MED/SURGMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.95 | 1 | No |
| CON01 RBG 7E Med/SurgMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | 6.0 | 2.67 | 2 | No |
| CON01 RBG 7W MED/SURGMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.97 | 1 | No |
| CON01 RBG 8E Med/SurgMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.67 | 2 | No |
| CON01 RBG 8W Med/SurgMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.98 | 1 | No |
| CON01 RBG 9W Med/SurgMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | No |
| CON01 T3E MED/SURGMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.87 | 2 | No |
| CON01 T3W MED/SURGMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.93 | 2 | No |
| CON01 T6W MED/SURGMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.93 | 2 | No |
| CON01 T8E MED/SURGMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.28 | 2 | No |
| OP BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADULTMental Health Services O/P | 49.2 | None | None | 2 | 0 | No |
| CON01 T8W NURSERY SPECIAL CARENeonatal | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1 | No |
| INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGYNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.6 | None | None | 3 | 0 | No |
| CI IP LABOR & DLVRYObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | No |
| CON01 T8W MOM BABYObstetrics/Gynecology | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.27 | 2 | No |
| OB ADULT AND GYNECOLOGYObstetrics/Gynecology | 9.0 | None | None | 10 | 4 | No |
| BH EMERGENCY SVCSOther | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.79 | 1.79 | No |
| OR Main Weekday Prime TimeOther | 1.0 | None | None | 9.17 | 8 | No |
| OR Main Weekend Prime TimeOther | 1.0 | None | None | 1.39 | 1.14 | No |
| PACU Phase 1Other | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 5.58 | 1 | No |
| PACU Phase 2Other | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | 2.79 | 1 | No |
| Medical ClinicOutpatient Clinics | 21.4 | 21.4 | None | 14 | 16 | No |
| Public Health Service (IDA G)Outpatient Clinics | 18.8 | None | None | 1 | 1 | No |
| Surgical Clinic AdultOutpatient Clinics | 20.2 | None | None | 15 | 8 | No |
| PED PRIMARY CAREPediatric | 12.3 | 12.3 | None | 6 | 4 | No |
| RBG01 PIP10E ADULT BHPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.63 | 4 | No |
| RBG01 PIP10W ADULT BHPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 4 | No |
| RBG01 PIP9E ADULT BHPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | None | 3.34 | 4 | No |
| CON01 T4E MED/SURG SPECIALStepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.38 | 2 | No |
| CON01 T4W MED/SURG SPECIALStepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.18 | 2 | No |
| CON01 T7W MED/SURG SDStepdown | 4.0 | None | 4.0 | 0.93 | 1 | No |
| IP RECOVERY UNIT/DSCHG LOUNGEStepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.83 | 1 | No |
| CON01 T7W MED/SURG SDCritical Care | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | No |
| Endo Weekday Post Prime TimeEndoscopy | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | No |
| CON01 RBG 7E Med/SurgMental Health Services O/P | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | No |
| OR Main Weekday EveningOther | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | No |
| OR Main Weekday Post Prime TimeOther | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | No |
| OR Main Weekend EveningOther | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | No |
| OR Main Weekend Post Prime TimeOther | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | No |
| RBG01 PIP9E ADULT BHMedical/Surgical | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | No |
| OR Main Weekday OvernightOther | None | None | 1.0 | None | None | No |
| OR Main Weekend OvernightOther | None | None | 1.0 | None | None | No |
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/SOUTH BROOKLYN HEALTH nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/SOUTH BROOKLYN HEALTH?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 6.0 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), stepdown units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), emergency department units 3.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and pediatric units 12.3 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 NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/SOUTH BROOKLYN HEALTH a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (782 employees, contract to 2 Sep 2028), SEIU 1199 (130 employees, contract to 9 Oct 2027) and DC37 (1,294 employees).
Did NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/SOUTH BROOKLYN HEALTH's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 114 of the plan's 114 unit-and-shift plans (among them Ambulatory Surgery, CARDIAC CATH LAB, CON01 T6E CARDIAC ICU/SDU and CON01 T7E MED/SURG ICU), 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, NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/SOUTH BROOKLYN HEALTH (PFI 1294)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/SOUTH BROOKLYN HEALTH nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/nyc-health-hospitals-south-brooklyn-health