Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
White Plains Hospital Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan White Plains Hospital Center (Westchester County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre- op for all ages, assignments based on acuity and American Soc. Peri/Anesthesia nurse practiceAmbulatory Surgery | 3.7 | 3.7 | None | 10.16 | 1.2 | Yes |
| pre-op prep all ages, assignments based on acuity, and Amer. Soc. of peri/ anesth nurse practiceAmbulatory Surgery | 1.9 | 1.9 | None | 14.75 | 1.5 | Yes |
| emergent care ,non-urgent - life threatening, electrophysiology, assignment based on acuityCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.0 | None | None | 19.13 | 11.9 | Yes |
| adult med/surg intensive care cardiac monitoring vent support assignment based on acuityCritical Care | 2.0 | None | None | 3.47 | 1 | Yes |
| Emergency/critical care non- urgent/ life threatening to all patients, assignments based on acuityEmergency Department | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 26.12 | 15.7 | Yes |
| endoscopic intervention for adults, assignments based on acuity, complexity, and stage of recoveryEndoscopy | 2.3 | 2.3 | None | 27.21 | 15.3 | Yes |
| IV treatment for adult outpatients with a wide variety of diseases, assignment based on acuityInfusion Services | 11.9 | None | None | 4.4 | 1.7 | Yes |
| ICU adult med/surg intensive care, cardiac monitoring vent resp support assignment based on acuityIntensive Care | 2.0 | None | 2.0 | 4.5 | 2 | Yes |
| Neonatal Intensive Care Level 3,, cardiac monitoring, vent.resp. support,assignments based on acuityIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.58 | 0 | Yes |
| 2I adult medical surgical ,telemetry, cardiac monitoringMedical/Surgical | 4.0 | None | None | 4.85 | 5 | Yes |
| 4B Med/SurgMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | 5.0 | 3.36 | 3 | Yes |
| 4D - Med/SurgMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | None | 1.2 | 1 | Yes |
| 4I Orthopedics adult medical surgical, telemetry cardiac monitoring, specialized orthopedic recoveryMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 5 | Yes |
| 5E - adult medical surgical, telemetry cardiac monitoring, specialized postoperative recovery careMedical/Surgical | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 12.7 | 8 | Yes |
| 5F Oncology adult medical surgical, telemetry cardiac monitoring, oncology care, end of life careMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 6 | Yes |
| 5I - Adult and Pediatrics medical /surgical, telemetry cardiac monitoring, epilepsy careMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4 | Yes |
| 6F antepartum, post partem, gyn care, newborn and couplet care, nursing support in well baby nurseryObstetrics/Gynecology | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.51 | 4 | Yes |
| Labor& Delivery ,operating room, assignments vary based on stage of labor and acuityObstetrics/Gynecology | 0.7 | None | 0.7 | 12.63 | 2 | Yes |
| Hemodialysis for adult patients in dialysis suite or patient room. Assignments vary based on acuityOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 3.16 | 0 | Yes |
| OR surgical care all ages, assignments based on acuity and association of peri-op RN recommendationsOther | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 22.08 | 15.8 | Yes |
| Observation adult patients who do not meet inpatient criteria with expected 4- 24 hr care beyond EDOther | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.19 | 1.2 | Yes |
| Operating Room Center for Advanced Medicine and SurgeryOther | 1.6 | 1.6 | None | 17.22 | 10.2 | Yes |
| Post Anesth. Care after surgery, assignments based on acuity and Peri/Anesthesia nurse practiceOther | 2.8 | 2.8 | None | 9.98 | 0.5 | Yes |
| Progressive Care Unit adult med/surg stepdown, central and telemetry monitoring, vent resp support,Other | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.34 | 1 | Yes |
| Radiology/Interv.Radiology for all ages, based on association for radiologic/imaging recommendationsOther | 10.0 | None | None | 24.83 | 0 | Yes |
| Surgical Navigation Center coordination for adult patients preparing for scheduled surgeryOther | 5.8 | None | None | 4.45 | 0.8 | Yes |
| Wound Care for all ages, assignments based on acuityOther | 10.7 | None | None | 2.52 | 1.7 | Yes |
| 4E adult complex stepdown telemetry and central cardiac monitoring, vent. resp. support, stroke careStepdown | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 13.5 | 8 | Yes |
| 4F adult cardiac step down,central/telemetry monitoring,vent/resp supportStepdown | 4.0 | None | None | 6.89 | 5 | Yes |
| emergent care ,non-urgent - life threatening, electrophysiology, assignments based on acuityCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| CCU adult med/surg intensive care, cardiac monitoring vent resp support assignment based on acuityCritical Care | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| ICU adult med/surg intensive care, cardiac monitoring vent resp support assignment based on acuityCritical Care | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 2I adult medical surgical ,telemetry cardiac monitoringMedical/Surgical | None | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 4B - Med SurgMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Labor& Delivery, operating room, assignments vary based on stage of labor and acuityObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 0.7 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Radiology/Interv. Radiology for all ages, based on association for radiologic/imaging recommendationsOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| 4F adult cardiac step down,central/telemetry monitoring,vent/resp support, covid/non covid isolationStepdown | None | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| emergent care all ages ,non-urgent - life threatening, electrophysiology, assignments based on acuityCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| 4D Med/SurgMedical/Surgical | None | None | 5.0 | None | None | Yes |
White Plains Hospital Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at White Plains Hospital Center?
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), critical care units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), 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), emergency department units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and obstetrics/gynecology units 3.4 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 White Plains Hospital Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (499 employees, contract to 30 Jun 2027).
Did White Plains Hospital Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
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, White Plains Hospital Center (PFI 1045)
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