Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
NYU Langone Hospitals: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan NYU Langone Hospitals (New York County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 70 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. NYU Langone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC 21- ORAmbulatory Surgery | 3.9 | 0.6 | None | 3.8 | 0 | Yes |
| ACC 21- PACUAmbulatory Surgery | 5.2 | 5.2 | None | 1.75 | 0.75 | Yes |
| ACC 23- ORAmbulatory Surgery | 7.7 | 2.7 | None | 4.8 | 0 | Yes |
| ACC 23- PACUAmbulatory Surgery | 10.1 | 10.1 | None | 2.7 | 1.5 | Yes |
| ACC3- ORAmbulatory Surgery | 4.2 | None | None | 3.8 | 0 | Yes |
| ACC3- PACUAmbulatory Surgery | 5.0 | None | None | 2.25 | 1.5 | Yes |
| Essex Crossing ORAmbulatory Surgery | 4.4 | 1.1 | None | 4.8 | 0 | Yes |
| Essex Crossing- PACUAmbulatory Surgery | 4.9 | 6.2 | None | 2.75 | 0.94 | Yes |
| TH KP 4 CARDIAC EPCardiac Catheterization/EP | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 21.25 | 0 | Yes |
| TH KP 5/HCC 14 CARDIAC CATHCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 17.5 | 0 | Yes |
| TH 18 NEPHROLOGYDialysis - Acute | 1.9 | 1.9 | None | 5.14 | 0 | Yes |
| Tisch Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 36 | 16 | Yes |
| TH BK Endo OREndoscopy | 13.9 | None | None | 2.4 | 0 | Yes |
| TH BK Endo PREndoscopy | 13.9 | 0.9 | None | 2.4 | 0 | Yes |
| TH ENDO- OREndoscopy | 3.7 | None | None | 6.6 | 0 | Yes |
| Intensive Care & Pediatrics - KP 9 CCVCUIntensive Care | 1.3 | 1.3 | None | 13.69 | 0 | Yes |
| Intensive Care & Pediatrics - KP 9 PICUIntensive Care | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 13.17 | 0.88 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical - HCC 12Medical/Surgical | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.59 | 1.97 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical - KP 10 SURGMedical/Surgical | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 10.67 | 2.67 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical - KP 11 SURGMedical/Surgical | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 10.34 | 2.59 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical - KP 17 NEUROMedical/Surgical | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 10.5 | 2.62 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical - TH 11EMedical/Surgical | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 7.84 | 3.37 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical - TH 14 EAST MEDMedical/Surgical | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 8.93 | 3.83 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical - TH 14 WESTMedical/Surgical | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 7.05 | 3.02 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical - TH 16 WESTMedical/Surgical | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 9.72 | 4.17 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical - TH 17 EAST MEDMedical/Surgical | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 8.89 | 3.81 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical - TH 17 WEST MEDMedical/Surgical | 3.5 | None | 3.5 | 9.57 | 4.11 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical - TH16 EAST MEDMedical/Surgical | 3.5 | None | 3.5 | 7.84 | 3.36 | Yes |
| Neonatal Intensive/Intermediate Care - TH9 NICUNeonatal | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 24.1 | 1.02 | Yes |
| TH KP 2/TH 2 RAD IRNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 0.9 | 0.9 | None | 19.94 | 2.88 | Yes |
| Maternity - TH 12/13 OBObstetrics/Gynecology | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 11.67 | 1.02 | Yes |
| Maternity - TH 8 LABOR AND DELIVERYObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 15.46 | 3.16 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical - KP 18 HEME / ONC/ BMTOncology | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 11.52 | 2.61 | Yes |
| HCC 13Other | 4.3 | 4.3 | None | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| HCC 2- OROther | 5.7 | 2.7 | None | 5.7 | 0 | Yes |
| HCC 2- PACUOther | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 3 | 1.5 | Yes |
| KP 2- OROther | 1.0 | 0.6 | None | 7.6 | 0 | Yes |
| KP 2- PACUOther | 2.2 | 2.2 | None | 1.29 | 0.75 | Yes |
| KP 4- OROther | 2.5 | 1.1 | None | 4.8 | 0 | Yes |
| KP 4- PACUOther | 2.3 | 2.3 | None | 4 | 1.5 | Yes |
| KP 4- PROther | 2.2 | None | None | 1.8 | 0 | Yes |
| KP 5- OROther | 1.4 | 0.8 | None | 10.4 | 0 | Yes |
| KP 5- PACUOther | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 0.69 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical - KP 12 MEDICAL/SURGICAL/TRANSPLANTOther | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 10.52 | 2.64 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical Acute & ICU - KP 13 SURGOther | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 17.65 | 2.69 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical Acute & ICU - KP 14 CV SURGOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 12.88 | 1.9 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical Acute & ICU - KP 15 CARDOther | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 15.87 | 2.85 | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical Acute & ICU - KP 16 NEUROOther | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 13.32 | 2.76 | Yes |
| Medical ICU - TH 15 EAST/WESTOther | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 19.43 | 2.61 | Yes |
| OSC 38th Street PACUOther | 4.9 | 4.3 | None | 2.43 | 1.06 | Yes |
| OSC 38th Street- OROther | 2.6 | None | None | 6.6 | 0 | Yes |
| TH 10- OROther | 2.1 | 1.2 | None | 10.4 | 0 | Yes |
| TH 10- PACUOther | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| TH 6- OROther | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 14.1 | 0 | Yes |
| TH 6- PACUOther | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10 | 3.44 | Yes |
| TH BK Endo- PACUOther | 13.3 | 13.3 | None | 1.71 | 0.94 | Yes |
| TH ENDO- PACUOther | 5.9 | 5.9 | None | 2.57 | 0.75 | Yes |
| TH KP 3- PPCUOther | 3.1 | None | None | 9.19 | 2 | Yes |
| TH KP 4 NICOther | 3.4 | 3.4 | None | 11 | 3 | Yes |
| Pediatrics - KP 8 PEDS ACUTEPediatric | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 10.3 | 2.58 | Yes |
| Psychiatry - TH HCC10 PSYCHPsychiatry | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.22 | 2.14 | Yes |
| Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - TH HCC 9 REHABRehabilitaion | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.34 | 1.86 | Yes |
| Tisch Emergency Department Observation UnitShort Stay | 4.0 | None | 4.0 | 6 | 1.23 | Yes |
| ACC 3- ORAmbulatory Surgery | None | 0.8 | None | None | None | Yes |
| ACC 3- PACUAmbulatory Surgery | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| TH Endo- OREndoscopy | None | 2.3 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Medical / Surgical - TH16 EAST MED ONCMedical/Surgical | None | 3.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| TH KP 3 PPCUOther | None | 3.1 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Tisch Emergency Department Observation DepartmentShort Stay | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Intensive Care & Pediatrics - KP 9 CCVCUInfusion Services | None | None | 1.3 | None | None | Yes |
NYU Langone Hospitals nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at NYU Langone Hospitals?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 3.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 1.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), emergency department units 2.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), pediatric units 2.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8) and neonatal units 1.9 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 NYU Langone Hospitals a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (4,174 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026).
Did NYU Langone Hospitals's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is NYU Langone Hospitals hiring?
NYU Langone 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, NYU Langone Hospitals (PFI 1463)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). NYU Langone Hospitals nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/nyu-langone-hospitals