Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Glens Falls Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Glens Falls Hospital (Warren County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cath Lab provides cardiac care to both inpatients and outpatients 7am-5pmCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.2 | None | None | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 9 | 5 | Yes |
| Inpatient & outpatient endoscopy services provided to adults.Endoscopy | 1.9 | None | None | 9 | 4 | Yes |
| Infusion Center 7am-5pmInfusion Services | 7.8 | 3.9 | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Tower 5 Acute Care Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| 4 West Acute Care Medical / Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Tower 2 Acute Care Medical UnitMedical/Surgical | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Tower 3 Acute Care Medical UnitMedical/Surgical | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 10 | 5 | Yes |
| Special Care NurseryNeonatal | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology 7am-5pm - On call servicesNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.8 | 1.0 | None | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| SnuggeryObstetrics/Gynecology | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 8 | 2 | Yes |
| Cancer Treatment CenterOncology | 4.9 | None | None | 10 | 1 | Yes |
| AM Admissions for surgeryOther | 4.0 | None | None | 9 | 2 | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | 2.2 | 3.2 | None | 9 | 5 | Yes |
| PACUOther | 1.3 | 1.6 | None | 15 | 5 | Yes |
| Breast CenterOutpatient Clinics | 2.5 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Oncology ClinicOutpatient Clinics | 6.3 | None | None | 12 | 0 | Yes |
| PAT - Pre surgery clinicOutpatient Clinics | 4.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Radiation OncologyOutpatient Clinics | 19.5 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Wound Care CenterOutpatient Clinics | 5.4 | None | None | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| Behavioral Health UnitPsychiatry | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 6 | Yes |
| Crisis CenterPsychiatry | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Progressive Care UnitStepdown | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Tower 6 Acute Care Medical / Surgical UnitTelemetry | 3.3 | 3.7 | None | 11 | 5 | Yes |
| The Cath Lab provides cardiac care to both inpatients and outpatients 7am-5pm- on call servicesCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Tower 6 Acute Care Medical / Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | None | None | 4.1 | None | None | Yes |
Glens Falls Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Glens Falls Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 3.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 1.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), telemetry units 3.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and obstetrics/gynecology units 0.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Glens Falls Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did Glens Falls Hospital'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, Glens Falls Hospital (PFI 1005)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Glens Falls Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/glens-falls-hospital