Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
SBH Health System: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan SBH Health System (Bronx County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulatory Admission UnitAmbulatory Surgery | 5.0 | 2.5 | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Cardiac Cath Lab, Monday, Wednesday, FridayCardiac Catheterization/EP | 6.0 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology, MRI, CT, Bronchoscopy,Cardiac Catheterization/EP | 4.0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| 4 South: DetoxChemical Dependency | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| 5th Floor Critical Care: MICU/SICUCritical Care | 1.8 | None | None | 9 | 3 | Yes |
| Neonatal ICUCritical Care | 5.5 | None | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Acute Inpatient HemodialysisDialysis - Acute | 2.0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| GI Endoscopy & PACUEndoscopy | 4.0 | None | None | 5.5 | 1 | Yes |
| 3 South: GeriatricsGeriatric | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Infusion Center for blood products, chemotherapy,Infusion Services | 7.0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| 2 North: med surgMedical/Surgical | 5.6 | None | 5.4 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| 2 South: med surgMedical/Surgical | 8.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 3 South: HospiceMedical/Surgical | 3.8 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 3N: med surgMedical/Surgical | 6.2 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| 6 North: med surgMedical/Surgical | 4.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| 7 North: med surgMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| 7 South: RespiratoryMedical/Surgical | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Medical Psychiatric Unit (MPU) opened June 25, 2024. med/psych patientsMedical/Surgical | 4.6 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Labor & DeliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Mother Baby: Post PartumObstetrics/Gynecology | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| Post anesthesia care unit (PACU) main OROther | 2.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Comprehensive Care CenterOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| 1 North: PediatricsPediatric | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Kane 2: Behavioral HealthPsychiatry | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 3 | 4 | Yes |
| Kane 3: Behavioral HealthPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | Yes |
| IMCU/telemetry for medical and surgical patientsTelemetry | 4.0 | None | None | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| 5th Floor MICU/SICUCritical Care | None | 1.8 | None | None | None | Yes |
| GI EndoscopyEndoscopy | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| 2 North: Med surgMedical/Surgical | None | 5.6 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3 North: med surgMedical/Surgical | None | 6.6 | 6.6 | None | None | Yes |
| 7 North: med surg teleMedical/Surgical | None | 4.5 | 4.7 | None | None | Yes |
| Medical Psychiatric Unit (MPU) 6th floorMedical/Surgical | None | 4.6 | 4.6 | None | None | Yes |
| Neonatal ICUNeonatal | None | 1.3 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Main OROther | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| IMCU medicine and surgery telemetryTelemetry | None | 3.3 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 5th Floor Critical Care: MICU/SICU/IMCUCritical Care | None | None | 1.4 | None | None | Yes |
| IMCU medicine and surgery step down/telemetryTelemetry | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
SBH Health System nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at SBH Health System?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 5.1 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), critical care units 3.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), telemetry units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), pediatric units 2.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8) and psychiatry units 6.9 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 SBH Health System a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (2,000 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026) and SSOBA, Special and Superior Officers Benevolent Association (67 employees).
Did SBH Health System's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
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, SBH Health System (PFI 1176)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). SBH Health System nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/sbh-health-system