Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Wyckoff Heights Medical Center (Kings County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients for elective surgery. Located on 4th floorAmbulatory Surgery | 6.0 | None | None | 7 | 0 | Yes |
| Cardiac Cath/ EP Lab. Located on 3rd floorCardiac Catheterization/EP | 4.0 | None | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Hemodialysis (Contracted). Located on the 10th floorDialysis - Acute | 2.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | No |
| Emergency Department, 1st floor. Cares for AdultEmergency Department | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 16 | 7 | Yes |
| Fast Track - Adult patients who turn up in the ED with a need for non-emergent careEmergency Department | 6.0 | None | None | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Pediatric Emergency Dept. 1 st floorEmergency Department | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Provide Gastrointestinal scope services. Located on the 4th floorEndoscopy | 1.0 | None | None | 10 | 3 | Yes |
| The infusion unit is located on the 4th floor on the main campus. Provides HEMONC therapies.Infusion Services | 6.0 | None | None | 2.5 | 1 | Yes |
| Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)Intensive Care | 2.0 | None | None | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| 5 South (Medsurg)Medical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 6 | 5 | Yes |
| 6 South (Medsurg)Medical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 6 | 6 | Yes |
| Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)Neonatal | 2.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Labor & DeliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology. Provides Interventional services. Located on 3 floor.Other | 1.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Maternity - (Mother & Baby)Other | 4.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Operating Room. Provides elective and nonelective surgery. Located on 4th floor.Other | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16 | 9.5 | Yes |
| PACU. Cares for post operative patients. Located on 4th floorOther | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | Yes |
| 1411 Myrtle Avenue (General Pediatrics + Pediatric Subspecialties)Outpatient Clinics | 10.0 | None | None | 2 | 9 | Yes |
| 1419 Myrtle Avenue (Adult Primary Care + Adult Subspecialties)Outpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0 | 6 | Yes |
| 1610 Dekalb Avenue Medical Specialty Clinics (Pulmonary, Neurology, Nephrology, Infectious Disease,Outpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0 | 6 | Yes |
| 2nd Floor Outpatient Medical / Surgical Specialty Clinics ( Orthopedics, Pain Management, GI, etc)Outpatient Clinics | 10.0 | None | None | 1 | 11 | Yes |
| 9th Floor Outpatient Medical / Surgical Clinic (Primary Care and General/Bariatric Surgery)Outpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Women's Health Center (OBGYN Services + Maternal-Fetal Medicine)Outpatient Clinics | 10.0 | None | None | 2 | 10 | Yes |
| Pediatric (Medsurg)Pediatric | 6.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 3 SouthTelemetry | 5.0 | None | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | Yes |
| Fast Track - Adults patients who present to the ED without a need for emergent careEmergency Department | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Medical Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 5 SouthMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 6 SouthMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Neonatal Intensive Care UnitNeonatal | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Maternity (Mother & Child)Other | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| PediatricPediatric | None | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 3 South (Medsurg/Telemetry)Telemetry | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Maternity (Mother & Baby)Other | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center?
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 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), telemetry units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and pediatric units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Wyckoff Heights Medical Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (392 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2028) and SEIU 1199 (891 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026).
Did Wyckoff Heights Medical Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 1 of the plan's 50 unit-and-shift plans (among them Hemodialysis (Contracted). Located on the 10th floor), 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, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center (PFI 1318)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Wyckoff Heights Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/wyckoff-heights-medical-center