Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc (Chautauqua County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2A Ambulatory Surgery Unit. Operates Monday-Friday 0600-1800. Various shifts and start times.Ambulatory Surgery | 2.7 | None | None | 7 | 1 | Yes |
| Provides services 24 hours per day for patients seeking emergency medical care and treatment.Emergency Department | 4.3 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2 | Yes |
| Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Medical/Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| ObstetricsObstetrics/Gynecology | None | None | None | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Operating Room (OR). 4 Main OR's, GI Lab, Minor Room, and Urology. Operates M-F with various shifts.Other | 0.9 | None | None | 14 | 4 | Yes |
| Cardiac Rehab: 1-hour Phase 2 classes M, W, F at 0800, 0900, 1000, 1100 max 5 patients/classOutpatient Clinics | 10.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Gowanda Urgent Care Operates 1000-1800 daily, excluding major holidays. Located in Gowanda, NYOutpatient Clinics | 4.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| 2A Ambulatory Surgery Unit. Operates Monday-Friday 0600-1900. Various shifts and start times.Ambulatory Surgery | None | 1.5 | 1.3 | None | None | Yes |
| Operating Room. 4 main OR's, GI Lab, minor room, and urology. Operates M-F with various shifts.Other | None | 0.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Gowanda Urgent Care Clinic 1000-1800 daily, excluding major holidays. Located in Gowanda, NYOutpatient Clinics | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc?
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), intensive care units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), emergency department units 4.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), ambulatory surgery units 2.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0), other units 0.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.8) and outpatient clinics units 7.0 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 Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (123 employees, contract to 30 Jun 2027) and SEIU 1199 (167 employees, contract to 30 Apr 2027).
Did Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc'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, Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc (PFI 0098)
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