Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center (Nassau County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cardiac Catheterization Lab is located on the third floor of the Heart CenterCardiac Catheterization/EP | 3.8 | 5.6 | None | 12 | 8 | Yes |
| The Electrophysiological Lab is located on the first floor of the Heart CenterCardiac Catheterization/EP | 6.0 | None | None | 3 | 4 | Yes |
| CTICU a Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit located on the third floor of the Casey PavilionCritical Care | 2.0 | None | 2.0 | 12.5 | 3 | Yes |
| IMCU an Intermediate Care Unit located on the third floor of the Dematteis PavilionCritical Care | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 7 | 4 | Yes |
| MICU 2 a Medical Intensive Care Unit located on the second floor of the Casey PavilionCritical Care | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 11 | 3 | Yes |
| SICU a Surgical Intensive Care Unit located on the third floor of the Dematteis PavilionCritical Care | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 11 | 3 | Yes |
| The Emergency Department is located on the first floor of the Heart CenterEmergency Department | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 6 | Yes |
| Endoscopy is located on the first floor of the Heart CenterEndoscopy | 3.8 | 7.5 | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Cardiac MRI / Cardiac CT are located on the lower level on the Heart CenterMagnetic Resonance Imaging | 9.5 | 19.0 | None | 4 | 1.5 | Yes |
| Radiology is located on the lower level on the Heart CenterNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 52.1 | 365.0 | None | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| Cardiac Imaging is located on the lower level of the DeMatteis PavilionOther | 14.2 | 42.5 | None | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| The ACU is an Ambulatory Catheterization Unit that is located on the third floor of the Heart CenterOther | 4.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| The DeMatteis Pavilion Operating Rooms are located on the Lower Level of the DeMatteis PavilionOther | 2.2 | 2.4 | None | 20 | 13 | Yes |
| The HCOR is an Operating Room located on the third floor of the Heart CenterOther | 1.4 | 1.2 | None | 10 | 5 | Yes |
| The PACU is a Post Anesthesia Care Unit located in the Lower Level of the DeMatteis PavilionOther | 4.3 | 4.3 | 30.0 | 14 | 14 | Yes |
| 1 East a Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit located on the first floor of the Dematteis PavilionTelemetry | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 8 | 7 | Yes |
| 1 West a Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit located on the first floor of the Dematteis PavilionTelemetry | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 8 | 7 | Yes |
| 2 East a Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit located on the second floor of the Dematteis PavilionTelemetry | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 8 | 7 | Yes |
| 2 West a Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit located on the second floor of the Dematteis PavilionTelemetry | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 8 | 7 | Yes |
| FP2 a Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit located on the second floor of the Heart CenterTelemetry | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 8 | 7 | Yes |
| K2 a Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit located on the second floor of the Heart CenterTelemetry | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 8 | 7 | Yes |
| CTICU a Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit located on the second floor of the Casey PavilionCritical Care | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: critical care units 1.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), telemetry units 4.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 9.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), cardiac catheterization/ep units 4.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 1.3), endoscopy units 3.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0) and magnetic resonance imaging units 9.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 8.8). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center'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. Francis Hospital & Heart Center (PFI 0563)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/st-francis-hospital-and-heart-center