Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Plainview Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Plainview Hospital (Nassau County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd f M- F stents, balloon pump, diagnostic cathCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | No |
| Various acute conditions requiring intensive care treatments/modalities first floorCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | No |
| 3rd patient requiring inpatient dialysis. Monday-Saturday 8am-830pm 3 baysDialysis - Acute | 2.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| 1st various medical conditions ranging from Minor injuries , Acute and critical 23 baysEmergency Department | 5.6 | None | None | 8 | 2 | No |
| 1st M-F 7am-5pm upper and lower endoscopyEndoscopy | 4.6 | None | None | 3 | 1 | No |
| Medical surgical patients ,post operative procedures and various medical conditions second floorMedical/Surgical | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | No |
| medical surgical patients, oncological patients various medical conditions third floorMedical/Surgical | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | No |
| medical surgical unit various medical conditions first floorMedical/Surgical | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | No |
| 1st Pre op/ASU- M- F 6am- 4pm patients awaiting surgery 7 baysOther | 10.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 1st OR M- F 7-3 -9 OR's run General surgery, GYN, Total Joints, urologicalOther | 1.7 | None | None | 7 | 0 | Yes |
| 1st PACU- Mon- Fri post op total joints general surgery, GYN, urological 9 baysOther | None | None | None | 4 | 1 | No |
| Basement IR M-F 8am-4pm PICC, thoracentesis, paracentesis, drainsOther | 3.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | No |
| basement Pre surgical testing Mon- Fri 8am-4pm -3baysOther | 18.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | No |
| post cardiac cath requiring monitoring four bedsStepdown | 4.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | No |
| Medical surgical patients requiring continuous cardiac/pulse oxygen monitoring third floorTelemetry | 6.0 | None | None | 6 | 4 | No |
| second floor Stents Balloon pump and diagnostic cathCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | None | None | None | None | No |
| Third floor patients requiring dialysis.Dialysis - Acute | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| First floor various medical conditions ranging from Minor injuries , Acute and criticalEmergency Department | None | 5.5 | 12.0 | None | None | No |
| OR various surgery general, GYN, urological 5pm-7pm- 3 OR's runOther | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| PACU - post op patients from OROther | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Post cardiac catherization requiring monitoring.Stepdown | None | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | None | No |
| Medical surgical unit various medical conditions requiring continuous cardiac/pulse monitoring third floorTelemetry | None | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | None | No |
Plainview Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Plainview Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 9.0 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), telemetry units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 5.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and cardiac catheterization/ep units 1.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 1.3). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Plainview Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (265 employees, contract to 31 Mar 2029) and SEIU 1199 (400 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026).
Did Plainview Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 25 of the plan's 33 unit-and-shift plans (among them 2nd f M- F stents, balloon pump, diagnostic cath, Various acute conditions requiring intensive care treatments/modalities first floor, 1st various medical conditions ranging from Minor injuries , Acute and critical 23 bays and 1st M-F 7am-5pm upper and lower endoscopy), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
Is Plainview 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, Plainview Hospital (PFI 0552)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Plainview Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/plainview-hospital