Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Carthage Area Hospital Inc: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Carthage Area Hospital Inc (Jefferson County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 ORs, 3 PACU, 11 ASU, located on 1st floor, General ORAmbulatory Surgery | 0.7 | 0.5 | None | 10 | 5 | Yes |
| 9 ER beds + 4 fast trackEmergency Department | 4.5 | None | None | 3.9 | 1.5 | Yes |
| Inpatient unit, 20 beds available, acute & swing pts, surgical extends, 1st floorMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | No |
| Obstetrics, 8 beds, OB services and post op GYN when needed, 1st floorObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.5 | None | None | 3.5 | 0 | Yes |
| 9 ER beds + 3/4Emergency Department | None | 6.5 | 2.7 | None | None | Yes |
| ObstetricsObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 2.5 | 2.5 | None | None | Yes |
Carthage Area Hospital Inc nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Carthage Area Hospital 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), emergency department units 4.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and ambulatory surgery units 0.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Carthage Area Hospital Inc a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (109 employees, contract to 31 Jul 2029) and SEIU 1199 (257 employees, contract to 31 Mar 2028).
Did Carthage Area Hospital Inc's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 3 of the plan's 11 unit-and-shift plans (among them Inpatient unit, 20 beds available, acute & swing pts, surgical extends, 1st floor), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
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, Carthage Area Hospital Inc (PFI 0379)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Carthage Area Hospital Inc nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/carthage-area-hospital-inc