Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital (Otsego County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 10 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. Bassett Healthcare Network'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PACU/ASU Monitoring patients immediately following surgery and anesthesiaAmbulatory Surgery | 2.1 | None | None | 8 | 0 | Yes |
| Provides immediate medical attention, triage and prioritization, diagnostic services, emergency servEmergency Department | 4.0 | None | None | 4.25 | 2 | Yes |
| General inpatient unit that cares for a wide range of adult patients with both medical and surgicalMedical/Surgical | 4.6 | None | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Observation-Monitoring patients who have been discharged from the ED further observationOther | 6.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Operating Room - Location where surgical procedures are performedOther | 1.0 | None | None | 7 | 0 | Yes |
| RadiologyOther | 3.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| UCU - Provides care for patients with varying levels of care needs, from low to high acuityStepdown | 4.0 | None | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 15 bed emergency departmentEmergency Department | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| General inpatient unit that cares for a wide range of adult patients with both medical and surgical conditions, often those who require close monitoriMedical/Surgical | None | None | 4.6 | None | None | Yes |
| ObservationOther | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 4.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), 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), ambulatory surgery units 2.1 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0) and other units 3.0 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 A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (50 employees, contract to 9 Jan 2028) and SEIU 1199 (2 employees, contract to 31 Mar 2028).
Did A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital hiring?
Bassett Healthcare Network 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, A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital (PFI 0739)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/a-o-fox-memorial-hospital