Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Albany Medical Center Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Albany Medical Center Hospital (Albany County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 53 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. Albany Med Health System'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Catheterization Lab (M7)Cardiac Catheterization/EP | 0.7 | 0.7 | None | 15 | 14 | Yes |
| Electrophysiology Lab (A7)Cardiac Catheterization/EP | 0.7 | 0.7 | None | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Adult Dialysis (A2)Dialysis - Acute | 2.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| Pediatric Dialysis (A2)Dialysis - Acute | 2.3 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Adult Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 20 | 6 | Yes |
| Pediatric Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 7 | 1 | Yes |
| Digestive Disease Center (A4)Endoscopy | 1.9 | 1.9 | None | 17 | 10 | Yes |
| Apheresis (A2)Infusion Services | 3.7 | 3.3 | None | 9 | 1.83 | Yes |
| Cardiopulmonary Surgery & Vascular ICU (D2N)Intensive Care | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 7 | 1 | Yes |
| Medical ICU (D3E)Intensive Care | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 10 | 3 | Yes |
| Pediatric ICU (E7)Intensive Care | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| Surgical ICU (B2)Intensive Care | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 16 | 3 | Yes |
| Colorectal Surgery & Urology (C2)Medical/Surgical | 4.3 | 4.3 | None | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| Coronary Care Unit (D2E)Medical/Surgical | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 8 | 2 | Yes |
| Elective Orthopedics (B3W)Medical/Surgical | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| General Medicine (C3E)Medical/Surgical | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| General Surgery/Trauma (B3)Medical/Surgical | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 8 | 4 | Yes |
| Hematology/Oncology (D4E)Medical/Surgical | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Infectious Disease (C4)Medical/Surgical | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Medical Cardiology (D4N)Medical/Surgical | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Medicine-Renal (E5)Medical/Surgical | 4.7 | None | 4.7 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Medicine/Surgery (E3)Medical/Surgical | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| Medicine/Surgery (E4)Medical/Surgical | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 8 | 2 | Yes |
| Medicine/Surgery (M3)Medical/Surgical | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Medicine/Surgery (M4)Medical/Surgical | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Neuroprogressive (D5E)Medical/Surgical | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 8 | 4 | Yes |
| Neuroscience & Epilepsy Monitoring (D5N)Medical/Surgical | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| Orthopedics/Spine (M2)Medical/Surgical | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Post-Cardiothoracic Surgery (C8)Medical/Surgical | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Progressive Critical Care (D3N)Medical/Surgical | 2.4 | 2.4 | None | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Secure Unit (C3W)Medical/Surgical | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Surgical Short Stay (C6)Medical/Surgical | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Vascular Surgery (C5)Medical/Surgical | 4.6 | 4.6 | None | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| Vascular Surgery (M5)Medical/Surgical | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| Neonatal ICU (B4)Neonatal | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 23 | 3 | Yes |
| Birthplace/GYN (E6)Obstetrics/Gynecology | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| Labor & Delivery (D6E)Obstetrics/Gynecology | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 12 | 2 | Yes |
| Maternal Special Care/Antepartum (D6N)Obstetrics/Gynecology | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 34.71 | 26 | Yes |
| Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)Other | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 23 | 3 | Yes |
| Pre-Admission ServicesOther | 8.3 | None | None | 10 | 0 | Yes |
| Pre-Operative Care Unit (POCU)Other | 4.1 | 4.1 | None | 12 | 5 | Yes |
| Vascular Interventional Radiology (VIR)Other | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 13.31 | 0.71 | Yes |
| Pediatrics (C7)Pediatric | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Pediatrics (D7)Pediatric | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| Psychiatry (E2)Psychiatry | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| Rehabilitation (E8)Rehabilitaion | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Medical-Renal (E5)Medical/Surgical | None | 4.7 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Preadmission ServicesOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Colorectal Surgery/Urology (C2)Medical/Surgical | None | None | 4.3 | None | None | Yes |
| Neuroscience & Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (D5N)Medical/Surgical | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Progressive Care Unit (D3N)Medical/Surgical | None | None | 2.4 | None | None | Yes |
| Vascular (C5)Medical/Surgical | None | None | 4.6 | None | None | Yes |
Albany Medical Center Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Albany Medical Center Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 1.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), emergency department units 3.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), pediatric units 3.2 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8) and neonatal units 1.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Albany Medical Center Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (1,740 employees, contract to 31 Jul 2028).
Did Albany Medical Center Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Albany Medical Center Hospital hiring?
Albany Med Health System 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, Albany Medical Center Hospital (PFI 0001)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Albany Medical Center Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/albany-medical-center-hospital