Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
South Nassau Communities Hospital Off-Campus Emergency Department: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan South Nassau Communities Hospital Off-Campus Emergency Department (Nassau County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Dept-Long BeachEmergency Department | 6.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Not stated |
| Emergency Dept Long BeachEmergency Department | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Not stated |
South Nassau Communities Hospital Off-Campus Emergency Department nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at South Nassau Communities Hospital Off-Campus Emergency Department?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: emergency department units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is South Nassau Communities Hospital Off-Campus Emergency Department a union hospital?
Its plan does not say.
Did South Nassau Communities Hospital Off-Campus Emergency Department'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, South Nassau Communities Hospital Off-Campus Emergency Department (PFI 9691)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). South Nassau Communities Hospital Off-Campus Emergency Department nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/south-nassau-communities-hospital-off-campus-emergency-department