Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Richmond University Medical Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Richmond University Medical Center (Richmond County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 43 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. Richmond University Medical Center'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients pre-operatively for assessment and preparation for the OR. Located on the Main 2ndAmbulatory Surgery | 3.0 | None | None | 4.5 | 1 | Yes |
| Scheduled and emergent procedures in both catherization and electrophysiology cases. 1st flrCardiac Catheterization/EP | 2.0 | None | None | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| MICU - ICU care for critical medical patients, 3rd flrCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| SICU - intensive care for critical surgical pts, 2nd flrCritical Care | 2.0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Seton 3-1 Surgical Unit - post surgical unit, med-surg patientsCritical Care | 6.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Assessments and endoscopic procedures for patients post op care, pain management & ECT, 1st flrEndoscopy | 2.0 | None | None | 8 | 1 | Yes |
| SLB - 5 Medical-surgical care, oncology diagnosisMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| SLB -6 mixed acuity unit, med-surg, pts w/ VentilatorsMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| SLB 4 - Medical-surgical unit, pts with TelemetryMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| NICU - ICU care to critically ill/premature newborns, SLB 1Neonatal | 2.4 | None | None | 7 | 1 | Yes |
| Labor & Delivery, 2nd flrObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.5 | None | None | 8 | 2.5 | Yes |
| SLB 1 & 2 - Mother Baby / Post PartumObstetrics/Gynecology | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| IR - Elective and emergent interventional Radiology procedures. 1st Floor Main BuildingOther | 1.0 | None | None | 2.5 | 0 | Yes |
| OR - Elective, planned & emergent surgical procedures for both inpatients and outpatients, 2nd floorOther | 2.0 | None | None | 10 | 7 | Yes |
| PACU - Post anesthesia care for patients who had surgical procedures. Main 2Other | 2.0 | None | None | 8 | 2 | Yes |
| Pre-admission testing. Medical histories, physicals, blood work for inpatient and outpatients, LobbyOther | 5.0 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Pediatrics / PICU / PEDS Oncology - general peds and critical peds care, 3rd flrPediatric | 2.5 | None | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Extended Obs - BH pts evaluated and stabilized, lobby levelPsychiatry | 5.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Inpatient Child / Adolescent Psych, BH services for child/adolescent, 1st flrPsychiatry | 5.0 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Inpatient Psych - Adult, behavioral services to adult patients, 1st flrPsychiatry | 7.5 | None | 7.5 | 4.5 | 4 | Yes |
| SICU - intensive care for critical surgical patients, 2nd flrCritical Care | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| SE 3-1 Surgical Unit- post surgical unit, med surg careMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| SLB 4 - Medical-surgical unit, patients with telemetryMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| SLB5 - Medical-surgical care, Oncology Focus, 5th flrMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| SLB6 - mixed acuity unit, med-surg patients, patients with ventilatorsMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| NICU - ICU care to critically ill / premature newborns, SLB 1Neonatal | None | 2.4 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Labor & Delivery - 2nd flrObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 1.5 | 1.5 | None | None | Yes |
| OR - elective, planned & emergent surgical procedures for inpatients and outpatients, 2nd flrOther | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| PACU - Post anesthesia care for patients who had surgical procedures. Seton Bldg 2 and Main 2Other | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Pediatrics / PICU / PEDS Oncology -general peds and critical peds care, 3rd flrPediatric | None | 2.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| EOB - BH patients evaluated and stabilized, Lobby levelPsychiatry | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Inpatient Child / Adolescent Psych - BH services for child/adolescent, 1st floorPsychiatry | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Inpatient Psych - Adult, behavioral services to adult patient, 1st flrPsychiatry | None | 7.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| MICU - ICU care for critical medical patients, 3rd frCritical Care | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| SICU - intensive care dor critical surgical pts, 2nd flrCritical Care | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| SE 3- 1 Surgical Unit - post surgical unit, med-surg careMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| SLB -6 Mixed acuity unit, med-surg pts, pts with ventilatorsMedical/Surgical | None | None | 5.0 | None | None | Yes |
| SLB 4 -Medical-surgical unit, pts with telemetry Medical TelemetryMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| SLB5- Medical-surgical care, oncology focusMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| NICU - SLB 1, ICU care to critically ill/premature newbornsNeonatal | None | None | 2.4 | None | None | Yes |
| OR - Perform elective, planned & emergent surgical procedures for both inpatients and outpatientsOther | None | None | 1.0 | None | None | Yes |
| EOB - BH pats evaluated and stabilized, Lobby levelPsychiatry | None | None | 5.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Inpatient Child / Adolescent Psych- BH services for child/adolescent, 1st flrPsychiatry | None | None | 5.0 | None | None | Yes |
Richmond University Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Richmond University Medical Center?
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), obstetrics/gynecology units 3.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), pediatric units 2.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8), neonatal units 2.4 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0) and psychiatry units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 6.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Richmond University Medical Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (601 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2028) and SEIU 1199 (1,291 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026).
Did Richmond University Medical Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Richmond University Medical Center hiring?
Richmond University Medical Center 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, Richmond University Medical Center (PFI 1738)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Richmond University Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/richmond-university-medical-center