Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
St Anthony Community Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan St Anthony Community Hospital (Orange County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 16 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. Westchester Medical Center Health Network'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICU: Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | No |
| Outpatient Infusion ServicesInfusion Services | 5.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | No |
| Medical Surgical, 1st FloorMedical/Surgical | 5.5 | None | None | 3 | 2 | No |
| LDRP (Labor Delivery Recovery Post Partum)Obstetrics/Gynecology | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Medical Surgical - Orthopedics, 4th FloorOrthopedics | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Float PoolOther | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | No |
| Interventional Radiology & Imaging DepartmentOther | 5.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Operating Room & EndoscopyOther | 3.0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | No |
| Outpatient Foot Care ClinicOther | 10.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | No |
| PAT: Pre-Admission TestingOther | 10.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Post Anesthesia Care UnitOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Same Day SurgeryOther | 5.0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | No |
| SDS: Same Day SurgeryOther | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | No |
| Medical Surgical 1st floorTelemetry | None | 5.5 | 5.5 | None | None | No |
| Medical Surgical 4th floor OrthopedicsOrthopedics | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
St Anthony Community Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at St Anthony Community Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 5.5 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), emergency department units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), infusion services units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0) and orthopedics units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.7). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is St Anthony Community Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (106 employees, contract to 30 Jun 2028) and SEIU 1199 (130 employees, contract to 1 Oct 2026).
Did St Anthony Community Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 14 of the plan's 27 unit-and-shift plans (among them Emergency Department, Outpatient Infusion Services, Medical Surgical, 1st Floor and Float Pool), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
Is St Anthony Community Hospital hiring?
Westchester Medical Center Health Network 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, St Anthony Community Hospital (PFI 0704)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). St Anthony Community Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/st-anthony-community-hospital