Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
South Shore University Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan South Shore University Hospital (Suffolk County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Anesthesia Care UnitAmbulatory Surgery | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 9 | 3 | Yes |
| Same Day SurgeryAmbulatory Surgery | 2.9 | 1.9 | None | 8 | 1 | No |
| Cardiac Catheterization HoldingCardiac Catheterization/EP | 2.6 | 1.0 | None | 7 | 1 | No |
| Cardiac Catheterization LabCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.1 | 0.9 | None | 7 | 1 | Yes |
| Electrophysiology LabCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 6 | 6 | Yes |
| interventional RadiologyCardiac Catheterization/EP | 0.6 | None | None | 7 | 1 | Yes |
| Dialysis inpatient unitDialysis - Acute | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Behavioral Health UnitEmergency Department | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Clinical Decision UnitEmergency Department | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | No |
| Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 12 | 9 | No |
| Endoscopy SuiteEndoscopy | 2.0 | None | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 3 East ICUIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 1 | No |
| 2 BrackettMedical/Surgical | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| 2 GuldenMedical/Surgical | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3 | 2 | No |
| 3 TowerMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | No |
| 4 BrackettMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | No |
| 6 TowerMedical/Surgical | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 7 | 3 | No |
| Neonatal Critical CareNeonatal | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| 2 EastObstetrics/Gynecology | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6 | 2 | No |
| 4 Pavilion Cardiac ICU/Stepdown/TelemetryOther | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 8 | 3 | No |
| 5 Pavilion Neuro ICU/Stepdown/TelemetryOther | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 9 | 3 | No |
| 6 Pavilion Surgical ICU/TelemetryOther | 3.5 | 3.5 | None | 8 | 3 | No |
| Operating RoomOther | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 16 | 14 | No |
| PediatricsPediatric | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| 3 East StepdownStepdown | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | No |
| 4 TowerTelemetry | 5.4 | None | 5.4 | 7 | 3 | No |
| Interventional RadiologyCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | 0.3 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 4 TowerMedical/Surgical | None | 5.4 | None | None | None | No |
| 6 Pavilion surgical ICU/TelemetryOther | None | None | 3.5 | None | None | No |
South Shore University Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at South Shore University Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 5.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), telemetry units 5.4 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and obstetrics/gynecology units 5.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is South Shore University Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (948 employees, contract to 29 Feb 2028) and SEIU 1199 (1,610 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026).
Did South Shore University Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 45 of the plan's 70 unit-and-shift plans (among them Same Day Surgery, Cardiac Catheterization Holding, Clinical Decision Unit and Emergency Department), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
Is South Shore University 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, South Shore University Hospital (PFI 0924)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). South Shore University Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/south-shore-university-hospital