Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
St Charles Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan St Charles Hospital (Suffolk County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 35 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 SurgeryAmbulatory Surgery | 6.0 | None | None | 6.75 | 2.88 | Yes |
| 2 North- Medically Managed Withdrawal and StabilizationChemical Dependency | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| 5 North Chemical Dependency RehabilitationChemical Dependency | 13.3 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 3.0 | None | 2.9 | 65.5 | 2.5 | Yes |
| Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 2 | Yes |
| 3 East Medical SurgicalMedical/Surgical | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6 | 6 | Yes |
| 3 North - Medical/ SurgicalMedical/Surgical | 5.3 | None | None | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| Neonatal Intensive Care UnitNeonatal | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Labor and Delivery Unit- Delivery RoomObstetrics/Gynecology | 0.3 | None | None | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Nursery/ OB CoupletsObstetrics/Gynecology | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| Hyperbaric Oxygen and Wound Care Center- (Monday through Friday Days)Other | 7.5 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | 2.6 | 2.6 | None | 9 | 9 | Yes |
| Post Acute Care Unit -PACUOther | 3.1 | None | None | 8 | 1.5 | Yes |
| Pre-surgical Testing- PST (Monday- Friday Days)Other | 4.5 | None | None | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Special Procedures (Monday through Friday Days)Other | 4.3 | None | None | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| 3 West Pediatrics/ Pediatric and Adult Acute RehabilitationPediatric | 6.0 | None | None | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| 4 East- Acute Inpatient RehabilitationRehabilitaion | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 7 | Yes |
| Ambulatory Surgery UnitAmbulatory Surgery | None | 6.0 | 5.9 | None | None | Yes |
| 5 North/ South- Chemical Dependency Inpatient RehabilitationChemical Dependency | None | 13.3 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Emergency Department- EDEmergency Department | None | 2.9 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3 North - Medical / SurgicalMedical/Surgical | None | 5.3 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Labor and Delivery- Delivery RoomObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 0.3 | 0.3 | None | None | Yes |
| Hyperbaric Oxygen and Wound Care Center- (Monday through Fridays Days)Other | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Post Acute Care Unit- PACUOther | None | 3.1 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Pre-Surgical Testing- (Monday through Friday Days)Other | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Special Procedures- (Monday through Friday Days)Other | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3 West Pediatrics/ Pediatric and Adult Acute Inpatient RehabilitationPediatric | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 5 North Chemical Dependency Inpatient RehabilittionChemical Dependency | None | None | 13.3 | None | None | Yes |
| 3 North- Medical / SurgicalMedical/Surgical | None | None | 5.3 | None | None | Yes |
| Hyperbaric Oxygen and Wound Care- (Monday through Friday Days)Other | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Operating Room- OROther | None | None | 2.6 | None | None | Yes |
| Post Acute Care Unit - PACUOther | None | None | 3.1 | None | None | Yes |
| Pre-Surgical Testing- PST- (Monday through Friday Days)Other | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Special Procedures- Monday through Friday Days)Other | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3 West Acute Pediatrics/ Pediatric and Adult Inpatient RehabilitationPediatric | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
St Charles Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at St Charles Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 5.6 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), emergency department units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), pediatric units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8) and neonatal units 2.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is St Charles Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (325 employees, contract to 31 Mar 2026).
Did St Charles Hospital'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, St Charles Hospital (PFI 0896)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). St Charles Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/st-charles-hospital