Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
St Luke's Cornwall Hospital Newburgh: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan St Luke's Cornwall Hospital Newburgh (Orange County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 28 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 Surgery Pre and Post procedural CareAmbulatory Surgery | 4.0 | None | None | 10 | 1 | Yes |
| Cardiac Cath/IR Pre and Postprocedural AreasCardiac Catheterization/EP | 4.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Cardiac Cath/Interventional Radiology Procedure RoomsCardiac Catheterization/EP | 2.9 | None | None | 7 | 0 | Yes |
| Dialysis services provided to inpatients.Dialysis - Acute | None | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| No wait ED, Level Three Trauma CenterEmergency Department | 7.0 | 7.0 | None | 10.63 | 3.25 | Yes |
| Endoscopy Pre and Post ProcedureEndoscopy | 4.0 | None | None | 2.5 | 0 | Yes |
| Endoscopy Procedure RoomEndoscopy | 8.9 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Outpatient Infusion ServicesInfusion Services | 7.7 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 1 | Yes |
| 7NorthMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Neonatal Intensive Care UnitNeonatal | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 6N Birthing CenterObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.3 | 2.3 | None | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | 3.5 | None | None | 9 | 0 | Yes |
| PACUOther | 4.5 | None | None | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Pain/Minor ProceduresOther | 5.4 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Pre admission TestingOther | 1.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| 2North (Stepdown Unit)Stepdown | 4.0 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| 3North (Med/Surg and Telemetry)Telemetry | 6.0 | None | None | 5 | 3 | No |
| 4North (Med/Surg, Telemetry)Telemetry | 6.0 | None | None | 5 | 3 | No |
| 5 North (Med/Surg, Telemetry)Telemetry | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | No |
| Dialysis - Inpatient TreatmentsDialysis - Acute | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| 7 NorthMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 2North (Stepdown)Stepdown | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3 North (Med/Surg and Telemetry)Telemetry | None | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | None | No |
| 4 North (Med/Surg, Telemetry)Telemetry | None | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | None | No |
| No wait, Level three traumaEmergency Department | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 6 North (Birthing Center)Obstetrics/Gynecology | None | None | 2.3 | None | None | Yes |
| 2 North (Stepdown)Stepdown | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
St Luke's Cornwall Hospital Newburgh nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at St Luke's Cornwall Hospital Newburgh?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 5.0 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 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), telemetry units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 7.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and obstetrics/gynecology units 2.3 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 St Luke's Cornwall Hospital Newburgh a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (629 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2027) and 1199/445 Teamsters (414 employees).
Did St Luke's Cornwall Hospital Newburgh's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 8 of the plan's 39 unit-and-shift plans (among them 3North (Med/Surg and Telemetry), 4North (Med/Surg, Telemetry), 5 North (Med/Surg, Telemetry) and 3 North (Med/Surg and Telemetry)), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
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 Luke's Cornwall Hospital Newburgh (PFI 0694)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). St Luke's Cornwall Hospital Newburgh nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/st-lukes-cornwall-hospital-newburgh