Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Adirondack Medical Center-Lake Placid Site: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Adirondack Medical Center-Lake Placid Site (Essex County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is a primary care center open Mon-Fri from approx. 8-4:30. The number 60 represents pt. visitsOutpatient Clinics | 6.0 | None | None | 1 | 3 | Yes |
Adirondack Medical Center-Lake Placid Site nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Adirondack Medical Center-Lake Placid Site?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: outpatient clinics units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 11.4). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Adirondack Medical Center-Lake Placid Site a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (213 employees, contract to 31 Jul 2026) and UFCW-United Food and Commercial Workers (379 employees).
Did Adirondack Medical Center-Lake Placid Site'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, Adirondack Medical Center-Lake Placid Site (PFI 0306)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Adirondack Medical Center-Lake Placid Site nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/adirondack-medical-center-lake-placid-site