Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Phelps Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Phelps Hospital (Westchester County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wound Healing - 6 Chair Capacity & 1 Procedure RoomOther | 7.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Not stated |
| IR Nursing (IR Nursing, Pet Scan, Cat Scan, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, MRI)Other | 6.5 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Not stated |
| Hyperbaric - 12 Chair Capacity - G LevelOther | 16.0 | None | None | 1 | 2 | Not stated |
| Cardiovascular & Cardiac Rehab - 7 Procedure RoomsOther | 21.0 | None | None | 1 | 2 | Not stated |
| 5 North - Neurology Services / Palliative Care/ ChemoOther | 6.5 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Not stated |
| Operating Room - 4 Exam Rooms - 755 North Broadway - 3rd FloorOther | 6.0 | None | None | 5 | 3 | Not stated |
| Endoscopy Unit - 4 Procedural Rooms - 3rd FloorOther | 4.2 | None | None | 5 | 6 | Not stated |
| Amb Surg - 17 BedsOther | 5.0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Not stated |
| Post Recovery Room Unit (PACU) 9 Bed Capacity - 755 North Broadway - 3rd FloorOther | 5.6 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Not stated |
| Infusion Center - 18 Chair Capacity - 755 & 777 North Broadway - 2nd FloorOther | 13.3 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Not stated |
| Emergency Department - 32 Beds - 701 G-LevelEmergency Department | 6.3 | None | None | 4 | 3 | Not stated |
| Labor & DeliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | 0.8 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Not stated |
| Obstetrics, Special Care Nursery, PediatricsObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.5 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Not stated |
| 3 North - TelemetryTelemetry | 5.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Not stated |
| 2 Center - RehabOther | 6.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Not stated |
| 2 NorthOther | 7.3 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Not stated |
| 2 South - Behavioral HealthOther | 8.5 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Not stated |
| 1 South - Psych (Revised for 2026)Other | 7.5 | None | None | 2 | 3 | Not stated |
| Critical Care (ICU)Intensive Care | 2.0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Not stated |
| 5 South - Medicine/SurgeryOther | 6.3 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Not stated |
| Pain ClinicOther | 8.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Not stated |
| 1 South - PsychOther | 7.5 | None | None | 2 | 3 | Not stated |
| Operating Room - 4 Exam Rooms - 755 North Broadway, 3rd FloorOther | None | 0.5 | None | None | None | Not stated |
| ASU - Ambulatory Surgical Unit (17 Bays)Medical/Surgical | None | 10.0 | None | None | None | Not stated |
| 1 South - PsychiatryOther | None | None | None | None | None | Not stated |
| Post Recovery Room - PACU - 9 Bed Capacity - 755 North Broadway 3rd floorOther | None | 5.6 | None | None | None | Not stated |
| Emergency Department - 32 Bed Capacity - 701 North Broadway - G LevelEmergency Department | None | 12.5 | None | None | None | Not stated |
Phelps Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Phelps Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: intensive care units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), telemetry units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 6.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 1.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and other units 7.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.8). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Phelps Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan does not say.
Did Phelps Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Its plan does not say.
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, Phelps Hospital (PFI 1129)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Phelps Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/phelps-hospital