Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
St Josephs Medical Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan St Josephs Medical Center (Westchester County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 14 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. Saint Joseph's Medical Center'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASU per-surgical unit within the operative suite.Ambulatory Surgery | 4.0 | None | None | 2 | 1.25 | Yes |
| Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | 1.7 | None | None | 3 | 2.2 | Yes |
| Emergency Department. treating patients needing emergency care including stroke, cardiac, fractures.Emergency Department | 4.8 | None | None | 4 | 2.3 | Yes |
| Endoscopy suite within the peri-operative services.Endoscopy | 1.0 | None | None | 3.83 | 2.25 | Yes |
| Hall 5 - Medical/Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.67 | 3.2 | Yes |
| Hall 6 - Medical/Surgical/TelemetryMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.33 | 3.2 | Yes |
| Interventional RadiologyOther | 0.9 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | 1.0 | None | None | 3.17 | 6.5 | Yes |
| Post Anesthesia Care UnitOther | 2.0 | None | None | 6 | 1.25 | Yes |
| Hall 2 - Behavioral Health UnitPsychiatry | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 2.95 | Yes |
| Hall 3 - Behavioral UnitPsychiatry | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 1.45 | Yes |
| Emergency Department treating acute emergencies including stroke, cardiac, fractures.Emergency Department | None | 4.9 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | None | 1.7 | 1.7 | None | None | Yes |
| Emergency Department caring for stroke, cardiac, fractures.Emergency Department | None | None | 4.8 | None | None | Yes |
St Josephs Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at St Josephs Medical Center?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), critical care units 1.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), emergency department units 4.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), psychiatry units 9.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 6.0), ambulatory surgery units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0) and endoscopy units 1.0 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 Josephs Medical Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (209 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2029) and SEIU 1199 (563 employees, contract to 31 Mar 2027).
Did St Josephs Medical Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is St Josephs Medical Center hiring?
Saint Joseph's Medical Center 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 Josephs Medical Center (PFI 1098)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). St Josephs Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/st-josephs-medical-center