Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital (Suffolk County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 16 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. Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-Bay Ambulatory Surgery Unit Pain (Open from 7A - 10A weekdays)Ambulatory Surgery | 5.9 | None | None | 0.75 | 0 | Yes |
| 8-Bay Ambulatory Surgery Unit Wound Care Center (Open 8A - 4P weekdays). ADC staffing for 3 baysAmbulatory Surgery | 2.4 | None | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 2 East: Quannacut Detox: Substance Use Disorder medical detoxificationChemical Dependency | 2.8 | None | 2.8 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 2 West: OASAS Certified Sub-Acute Addiction Rehabilitation UnitChemical Dependency | 8.2 | 10.9 | 16.3 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 9-Bay Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 3.7 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 3.63 | 1.63 | Yes |
| One endoscopy procedural room.Endoscopy | 4.2 | None | None | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| ICU/CCU on second floor.Intensive Care | 0.3 | None | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| 2 North: Medical/Surgical Unit.Medical/Surgical | 3.2 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Operating Room. Staffing for one Room.Other | 3.2 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Post-Anesthesia Care UnitOther | 1.4 | None | None | 1.5 | 0 | Yes |
| Pre-Surgical Assessment (Staff do not see patients directly they complete chart /phone assessments).Other | 10.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Radiology Department (Including: CT, MRI). Open 8am to 4pm.Other | 5.2 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| 2 South: Psychiatry Inpatient (OMH Certified)Psychiatry | 5.9 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 3 | Yes |
| 2 East: Quannacut Detox: Substance Use Disorder medical detoxification.Chemical Dependency | None | 2.8 | None | None | None | Yes |
| ICU/CCU on the second floor.Intensive Care | None | 0.3 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 2 North: Medical/Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | None | 3.2 | 3.2 | None | None | Yes |
Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 3.2 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 0.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), emergency department units 3.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), psychiatry units 5.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 6.0), ambulatory surgery units 4.2 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0) and chemical dependency units 5.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 9.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (405 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026).
Did Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital hiring?
Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital 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, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital (PFI 0891)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/stony-brook-eastern-long-island-hospital