Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills - G. Hermann Site: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills - G. Hermann Site (Sullivan County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Hermann Site, Emergency Department, 1st floor, provides emergency servicesEmergency Department | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.38 | Yes |
| G. Hermann Site, provides care for non-complex in-patients and swing bed patientsOther | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.38 | Yes |
Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills - G. Hermann Site nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills - G. Hermann Site?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: emergency department units 3.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and other units 4.0 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 Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills - G. Hermann Site a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (20 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2027) and SEIU 1199 (16 employees, contract to 30 Apr 2027).
Did Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills - G. Hermann Site'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, Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills - G. Hermann Site (PFI 0968)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills - G. Hermann Site nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/garnet-health-medical-center-catskills-g-hermann-site