Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Highland Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Highland Hospital (Monroe County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 50 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. University of Rochester Medical Center'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDSU - Highland Surgical CenterAmbulatory Surgery | 2.6 | None | None | 9 | 2 | Yes |
| ICU - intensive care /critical careCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | Yes |
| EDEmergency Department | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| HPC - Highland Procedure CenterEndoscopy | 0.3 | None | None | 9 | 3 | Yes |
| West 4 Acute Care for Elders, medicineGeriatric | 6.0 | None | None | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| E6 - medicine / palliative careMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| East 5 - General MedicineMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Observation Unit - med-surg, inpatient and observation patients, short stay surgicalMedical/Surgical | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| SE 5 - General Surgery /BariatricMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| SE 6 - ortho/neuro/ENT/vascularMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | 4.5 | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| West 5 - medicineMedical/Surgical | 6.3 | None | None | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| West 6 - MedicineMedical/Surgical | 6.3 | None | None | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| West 7 - Medicine and Complex Care CenterMedical/Surgical | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Special Care Nursery SCNNeonatal | 4.5 | None | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Medical Imaging: General Imaging, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Med, Interventional RadiologyNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 0.6 | None | None | 9 | 0 | Yes |
| UR Breast Imaging at Highland HospitalNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 6.7 | None | None | 0.3 | 0 | Yes |
| East 3 - Mother/Baby UnitObstetrics/Gynecology | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| Labor and DeliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 10 | 1 | Yes |
| SE 7 - OncologyOncology | 5.0 | 5.0 | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Cardiology - inpatient / outpatient clinic at Highland HospitalOther | 3.5 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Emergency Observation Unit (EOU)Other | 13.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Highland Radiation OncologyOther | 2.5 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | 1.0 | 1.1 | None | 17 | 17 | Yes |
| Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)Other | 1.1 | 2.1 | None | 15 | 2 | Yes |
| Geriatric Ambulatory Medicine clinic - GAMAOutpatient Clinics | 8.0 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Highland Woman's Health - POB at HighlandOutpatient Clinics | 4.5 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| SE4 - 23hr. Surgical Short Stay UnitShort Stay | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| East 7 PCUStepdown | 3.0 | None | None | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| SDSU - Highland Surgery CenterAmbulatory Surgery | None | 3.3 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Emergency Observation Unit (EOU)Emergency Department | None | 13.0 | 13.0 | None | None | Yes |
| West 4 - Acute Care for EldersGeriatric | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| E5 - General MedicineMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| East 6 - medicine / palliative careMedical/Surgical | None | 4.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| SE 5 - General Surgery /BariatricsMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | 6.7 | None | None | Yes |
| West 5 - MedicineMedical/Surgical | None | 6.3 | 7.6 | None | None | Yes |
| West 6 - medicineMedical/Surgical | None | 6.3 | 7.6 | None | None | Yes |
| Special Care Nursery - SCNNeonatal | None | 4.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Medical Imaging - General imaging, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, Interventional RadiologyNuclear Medicine/Radiology | None | 1.3 | None | None | None | Yes |
| UR Breast Imaging at HighlandNuclear Medicine/Radiology | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Cardiology - inpatient/outpatient clinic at Highland HospitalOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Radiation Oncology at Highland HospitalOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Highland Woman's Health - Higland Hospital POBOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| East 7 - progressive careStepdown | None | 3.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| West 4 -Acute Care EldersGeriatric | None | None | 7.2 | None | None | Yes |
| East 6 medicine/palliative careMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| SE 6 ortho / Neuro /ENT/VascularMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Medical Imaging - general imaging, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, Interventional RadiologyNuclear Medicine/Radiology | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| SE 7 OncologyOncology | None | None | 6.7 | None | None | Yes |
| Highland Woman's Health - Highland Hospital POBOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| East 7 -Progressive care unitStepdown | None | None | 3.0 | None | None | Yes |
Highland Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Highland Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 5.1 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), critical care units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), emergency department units 4.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and neonatal units 4.5 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 Highland Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did Highland Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Highland Hospital hiring?
University of Rochester Medical Center 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, Highland Hospital (PFI 0409)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Highland Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/highland-hospital