Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Corning Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Corning Hospital (Steuben County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 10 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. Guthrie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The ASU/PACU has a total of 16 beds used to admit pre-surgery and recover patients post-surgery.Ambulatory Surgery | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 8 | 2 | Yes |
| The ED offers 24 hour services with 22 beds and 2 triage rooms, located on the first floor.Emergency Department | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8 | 2.5 | Yes |
| Endo has 2 procedure suites accompanied by 6 pre/post bays for admission and recovery.Endoscopy | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| 8 bed ICU on second floor provides care to critically ill medical and surgical patients.Intensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 2 East Med/Surg, 2nd floor, with 25 private rooms, mostly medical patients with surgical overflow.Medical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| 2 West Medical-Surgical unit with 25 private rooms, mix of medical and surgical patients.Medical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| LDRP located on the second floor with 9 rooms, surgical suite for c-sections, and two nursery cribs.Obstetrics/Gynecology | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| The Operating Room has 5 ORs offering various inpatient and outpatient procedures.Other | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 8 | 5 | Yes |
| The Wound Care Center has 4 outpatient rooms and 2 hyperbaric chambersOutpatient Clinics | 11.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 2 West Medical-Surgical with 25 private rooms, mix of medical and surgical patients.Medical/Surgical | None | 5.7 | 6.6 | None | None | Yes |
Corning Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Corning 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), intensive care units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), emergency department units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), ambulatory surgery units 1.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0) and endoscopy units 1.0 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 Corning Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: 1199 SEIU (610 employees).
Did Corning Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Corning Hospital hiring?
Guthrie 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, Corning Hospital (PFI 0866)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Corning Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/corning-hospital