Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Crouse Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Crouse Hospital (Onondaga County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 52 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. Crouse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI SURGERY CENTERAmbulatory Surgery | 0.4 | None | None | 19.48 | 0 | Yes |
| POB SURGERY CENTERAmbulatory Surgery | 0.5 | None | None | 21.72 | 0 | Yes |
| Pediatric Recovery Care CenterAmbulatory Surgery | 0.1 | None | None | 1.11 | 0 | Yes |
| Recovery Care Center RCCAmbulatory Surgery | 2.3 | None | None | 11.8 | 2 | Yes |
| Heart Cath LabCardiac Catheterization/EP | 0.5 | None | None | 28.66 | 2 | Yes |
| COMMONWEALTH PLACEChemical Dependency | 11.8 | 11.8 | None | 2.8 | 0 | Yes |
| OP ATSChemical Dependency | 77.6 | None | None | 13.97 | 0.88 | Yes |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTEmergency Department | 10.6 | 8.7 | None | 16.1 | 0 | Yes |
| EndoscopyEndoscopy | 1.4 | None | None | 4.4 | 0 | Yes |
| INTENSIVE CARE UNITIntensive Care | 1.3 | 1.4 | None | 16.99 | 2.8 | Yes |
| 4 MEMORIAL - BARIATRIC, DIALYSIS, COLORECTALMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | 4.5 | None | 2.8 | 2.8 | Yes |
| MED/SURG - 4 N IRVMedical/Surgical | 2.4 | 3.2 | None | 14.87 | 4.2 | Yes |
| MED/SURG - 4 S IRVMedical/Surgical | 2.3 | 2.8 | None | 13.46 | 4.2 | Yes |
| MED/SURG - 5 IRVMedical/Surgical | 2.6 | 3.6 | None | 13.5 | 5.6 | Yes |
| MED/SURG - 6 N IRVMedical/Surgical | 2.7 | 2.9 | None | 12.11 | 7 | Yes |
| MED/SURG - 6 S IRVMedical/Surgical | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 13.49 | 7 | Yes |
| MED/SURG - 7 MEMMedical/Surgical | 3.4 | 3.4 | None | 4.2 | 2.8 | Yes |
| NEONATOLOGYNeonatal | 1.4 | 1.5 | None | 40.2 | 1.4 | Yes |
| Interventional NeurologyNeurology | 0.4 | None | None | 4.24 | 0 | Yes |
| Interventional RadiologyNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.1 | None | None | 11.34 | 0 | Yes |
| PERINATAL 7 IRVObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.1 | 2.2 | None | 12.03 | 1.4 | Yes |
| PERINATAL 8 IRVObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.3 | 1.3 | None | 19.1 | 4.2 | Yes |
| Post Anesthesia Care UnitOther | 5.5 | None | None | 6.16 | 0 | Yes |
| Surgical Suite/ OROther | 0.6 | None | None | 48.26 | 0 | Yes |
| PEDIATRIC RCCAmbulatory Surgery | None | 0.1 | None | None | None | Yes |
| RECOVERY CARE CENTERAmbulatory Surgery | None | 6.2 | None | None | None | Yes |
| HEART CATH LABCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| ENDOSCOPYEndoscopy | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| RADIOLOGY - INTERVENTIONAL NEUROLOGYNeurology | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| RADIOLOGY - INTERVENTIONALNuclear Medicine/Radiology | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| POST ANESTHESIA CARE (PACU)Other | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| SURGICAL SUITE/OROther | None | 2.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Madison Irving SurgeryAmbulatory Surgery | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Pediatric RCCAmbulatory Surgery | None | None | 0.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Physician Office BuildingAmbulatory Surgery | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| 4 North Irving- CardiologyCardiovascular | None | None | 3.2 | None | None | Yes |
| Commonwealth Place Inpatient Addiction Treatment ServicesChemical Dependency | None | None | 11.8 | None | None | Yes |
| Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | None | None | 12.8 | None | None | Yes |
| 3 Irving ICUIntensive Care | None | None | 1.4 | None | None | Yes |
| 4 Memorial BariatricsMedical/Surgical | None | None | 5.8 | None | None | Yes |
| 5 South Irving General SurgicalMedical/Surgical | None | None | 4.2 | None | None | Yes |
| 7 Memorial Medical/SurgicalMedical/Surgical | None | None | 3.4 | None | None | Yes |
| 9 Irving NICUNeonatal | None | None | 1.5 | None | None | Yes |
| 6 North Irving NeurosciencesNeurology | None | None | 3.8 | None | None | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology- NeurologyNeurology | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| 7 Irving Perinatal Mother Baby PodsObstetrics/Gynecology | None | None | 2.6 | None | None | Yes |
| 8 Irving Labor and DeliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | None | None | 1.5 | None | None | Yes |
| 4 South Irving- OncologyOncology | None | None | 3.1 | None | None | Yes |
| Interventional RadiologyOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Post Anesthesia Care Unit PACUOther | None | None | 12.4 | None | None | Yes |
| Surgical Suite OROther | None | None | 10.1 | None | None | Yes |
| Recovery Care CenterShort Stay | None | None | 13.7 | None | None | Yes |
Crouse Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Crouse Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 2.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 1.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), emergency department units 10.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 1.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), neonatal units 1.4 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0) and ambulatory surgery units 0.5 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 Crouse Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (2,249 employees, contract to 30 Apr 2028).
Did Crouse Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Crouse Hospital hiring?
Crouse 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, Crouse Hospital (PFI 0636)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Crouse Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/crouse-hospital