Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Staten Island University Hospital Prince's Bay: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Staten Island University Hospital Prince's Bay (Richmond 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. Northwell Health'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same Day Surgery - Opthomology, GI, urology, ortho and general surgical servicesAmbulatory Surgery | 2.9 | None | None | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| Provide Emergency Care across the age spectrum.Emergency Department | 3.9 | None | None | 6.5 | 3 | Yes |
| ICU CCUIntensive Care | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.02 | 1.67 | Yes |
| 4I Medical Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 4 | 6 | Yes |
| PACUOther | 2.5 | 2.0 | None | 4.8 | 1 | Yes |
| RadiologyOther | 10.0 | None | None | 1 | 6 | Yes |
| 2I Behavioral Health UnitPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.72 | 2.98 | No |
| Cardiac Rehabilitation for post procedural cardiac patientsRehabilitaion | 17.5 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| 3I Medical Surgical TelemetryTelemetry | 7.0 | None | None | 2.6 | 1.82 | No |
| Same Day Surgical Services - ortho, GI, Opthamology, urology, general surgeryAmbulatory Surgery | None | 1.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Emergency care across the age continuumEmergency Department | None | 6.3 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3I Medical Surgical TelemetryMedical/Surgical | None | 7.0 | 7.0 | None | None | No |
| Emergency Care across the age continuumEmergency Department | None | None | 3.2 | None | None | Yes |
Staten Island University Hospital Prince's Bay nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Staten Island University Hospital Prince's Bay?
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), intensive care units 2.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), telemetry units 7.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 3.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), psychiatry units 7.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 6.0) and ambulatory surgery units 2.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Staten Island University Hospital Prince's Bay a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (645 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2025) and United Federation of Teachers (294 employees).
Did Staten Island University Hospital Prince's Bay's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 6 of the plan's 25 unit-and-shift plans (among them 2I Behavioral Health Unit and 3I Medical Surgical Telemetry), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
Is Staten Island University Hospital Prince's Bay hiring?
Northwell Health 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, Staten Island University Hospital Prince's Bay (PFI 1737)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Staten Island University Hospital Prince's Bay nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/staten-island-university-hospital-princes-bay