Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Auburn Community Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Auburn Community Hospital (Cayuga County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 12 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. Auburn Community Hospital'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCUCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| 3M (Inpatient Med/Surg)Medical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 5 | 3 | No |
| 4C (Inpatient Med/Surg unit)Medical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 5 | 3 | No |
| OBObstetrics/Gynecology | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Cardiac RehabOther | 15.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Cardiovascular LabOther | 5.0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Interventional RadiologyOther | 2.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | 1.0 | None | None | 12 | 2 | Yes |
| Pain ManagementOther | 2.0 | None | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| BHUPsychiatry | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 3MMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | 7.0 | None | None | No |
| 4CMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | 7.0 | None | None | No |
Auburn Community Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Auburn Community Hospital?
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), obstetrics/gynecology units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), psychiatry units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 6.0) and other units 2.0 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 Auburn Community Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (220 employees, contract to 31 Jul 2026) and 1199 SEIU (740 employees).
Did Auburn Community Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 6 of the plan's 20 unit-and-shift plans (among them 3M (Inpatient Med/Surg), 4C (Inpatient Med/Surg unit), 3M and 4C), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
Is Auburn Community Hospital hiring?
Auburn Community Hospital 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, Auburn Community Hospital (PFI 0085)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Auburn Community Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/auburn-community-hospital