Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Stony Brook Southampton Hospital (Suffolk 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. Stony Brook Southampton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 procedural rooms in endoscopy unit and 16 beds in pre and post recovery area.Ambulatory Surgery | 2.0 | None | None | 8 | 1 | No |
| 16 bed, level 3 trauma center located on the East End of Long Island, New York.Emergency Department | 3.6 | None | None | 6 | 4 | No |
| Standalone Emergency Department Located in East Hampton, NY 16 BedsEmergency Department | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 4 | No |
| located on 2nd floor. Capacity 7 patients ; consisting of a mix of med/surg/critical care patientsIntensive Care | 2.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | No |
| Located on the 2nd floor. 2 North has capacity of 40 patients with 40 tele-capable beds.Medical/Surgical | 4.5 | None | None | 8 | 4 | No |
| located on 3rd floor. Has capacity of 25 with 9 tele capable beds. Mixed acuity of Med/surg/teleMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | None | None | 5 | 3 | No |
| Post Partum and GYN, located on 3rd flr. Capacity , 4 L& D Suites, 10 ppbeds, well nursery, and GYNObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.3 | None | None | 5 | 2 | No |
| 7 bedded PACU.Other | 2.1 | None | None | 3 | 0 | No |
| Operation Room. operating at 5 rooms capacity.Other | 1.1 | None | None | 10 | 2 | No |
| Radiology department. Consisting of MRI, CT, XRAY, Interventional radiology, US ,Cardiac Cath.Other | 2.5 | None | None | 4 | 5 | No |
| Wound Care Center- 3 bedded unit , 2nd floor of the hospital. Operation 7:30am -3:30pmOther | 5.0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | No |
| 3 procedural rooms in the endoscopy unit and 16 beds in the pre and post recovery area.Ambulatory Surgery | None | 2.4 | None | None | None | No |
| Community Hospital 16 bed trauma level 3 located on the East End of Long Island, New York.Emergency Department | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | No |
| ICU, located on 2nd flr, capacity 7 patients; consisting of a mix of med/surg/critical care patientsIntensive Care | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | No |
| 3 North, located on 3rd flr .Capacity 24 mix SX cases, 9 tele-capable beds.Medical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | No |
| located on 3rd floor of main hospital. consist of 4 L&D suites, 10 Post partum beds, 10 well baby Nursery.Obstetrics/Gynecology | None | 1.3 | None | None | None | No |
| 7 bed PACU, operational 3p-9p. Staff on -call thereafter.Other | None | 2.1 | None | None | None | No |
| Radiology department consisting of: MRI/CT/Xray/US, Interventional Radiology and Cardiac CathOther | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | No |
| operating room, operating at 3 rooms capacity, operational from 6a-930p. Staff on-call thereafter.Other | None | 2.3 | None | None | None | No |
| North 2, located on2nd flr. Capacity of 40 patients, 40 tele-capable.Telemetry | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | No |
| closed from 8p-6a. 1 endocopy nurse on call.Ambulatory Surgery | None | None | None | None | None | No |
| 4 bed unit 2nd floor adj to ICUCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | None | 1.0 | None | None | No |
| 16 bed, Level 3 trauma center on the East End of Long Island, NYEmergency Department | None | None | 3.6 | None | None | No |
| 3 North located on 3rd flr, Max. Capacity of 24 adult medical/surgical including 2 peds bed and 9 tele-capable beds.Medical/Surgical | None | None | 5.0 | None | None | No |
| North 2, located on 2nd flr. capacity 40 patients, 40 tele-capable beds.Medical/Surgical | None | None | 5.0 | None | None | No |
| Labor and Delivery, located on 3rd flr. Capacity 4 OB suites; 10 PP beds, 10 well baby Nursery.Obstetrics/Gynecology | None | None | 1.3 | None | None | No |
| 7 bed PACU- RNs on call M - F 9:30pm till 7am; Weekends 7pm till 7amOther | None | None | None | None | None | No |
| Radiology Department consisting of MRI, CT, US, Xray 2 RNs on call.Other | None | None | None | None | None | No |
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 4.5 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), emergency department units 2.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 1.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), ambulatory surgery units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0) and other units 2.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.8). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Stony Brook Southampton Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (900 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026).
Did Stony Brook Southampton Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 31 of the plan's 31 unit-and-shift plans (among them 3 procedural rooms in endoscopy unit and 16 beds in pre and post recovery area., 16 bed, level 3 trauma center located on the East End of Long Island, New York., Standalone Emergency Department Located in East Hampton, NY 16 Beds and located on 2nd floor. Capacity 7 patients ; consisting of a mix of med/surg/critical care patients), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
Is Stony Brook Southampton Hospital hiring?
Stony Brook Southampton 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 Southampton Hospital (PFI 0889)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Stony Brook Southampton Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/stony-brook-southampton-hospital