Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Peconic Bay Medical Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Peconic Bay Medical Center (Suffolk County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 17 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 - Preop, 2nd FloorAmbulatory Surgery | 4.8 | None | None | 5 | 2 | No |
| Cardiac Cath and EP Lab, and Neuro Intervention 3 NorthCardiac Catheterization/EP | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 5 | 1 | No |
| Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | No |
| Endoscopy, ColoEndoscopy | 3.0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | No |
| 2 North ICUIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| 2 East - Med/SurgMedical/Surgical | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | No |
| 2 South - TelemetryMedical/Surgical | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | No |
| 3 South - Med/SurgMedical/Surgical | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | No |
| SP1 - OrthopedicMedical/Surgical | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | No |
| ObstetricsObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | No |
| Cardio Pulmonary Rehab,Other | 32.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology, 1st FloorOther | 5.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | No |
| Operating Room, 2nd FloorOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 8 | 8 | No |
| Pain ManagementOther | 4.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Post Anesthesia Care Unit, 2nd FloorOther | 3.0 | 2.0 | None | 5 | 1 | No |
| Pre Surgical Testing, 1st FloorOther | 10.0 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| PCU / Progressive Care UnitStepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | No |
Peconic Bay Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Peconic Bay Medical Center?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 7.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive 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 7.0 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) and ambulatory surgery units 4.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Peconic Bay Medical Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (481 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2026) and SEIU 1199 (578 employees, contract to 30 Nov 2027).
Did Peconic Bay Medical Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 30 of the plan's 36 unit-and-shift plans (among them Ambulatory Surgery - Preop, 2nd Floor, Cardiac Cath and EP Lab, and Neuro Intervention 3 North, Emergency Department and Endoscopy, Colo), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
Is Peconic Bay Medical Center 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, Peconic Bay Medical Center (PFI 0938)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Peconic Bay Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/peconic-bay-medical-center