Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Little Falls Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Little Falls Hospital (Herkimer County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 14 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. Bassett Healthcare Network'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Surgery Census Varies- Ortho/cataracts/endoscopy/general surgery/ent/minor plasticsAmbulatory Surgery | 15.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| day surgery-census varies-ortho cases, cataracts, endoscopies, ENT, general surgery, minor plastics.Ambulatory Surgery | 15.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| cardiology clinicCardiovascular | 10.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| outpatient dialysisDialysis O/P | 6.0 | None | None | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| CAH 15 bed ED. Located on first floor. CT scan/xray 24 hrs daily.Emergency Department | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| CAH- 15 bed ED located on 1st floor- CT scan/xray 24 hours a dayEmergency Department | 4.0 | None | None | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| 3 East 24 bed CAH Rapid Response Team RT Administrative Supervisors RegistrationMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| 3 East Medical Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| Outpatient DialysisOther | 6.0 | None | None | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Specialties- various providersOther | 6.0 | None | None | 2 | 6 | Yes |
| Specialties-various providersOther | 6.0 | None | None | 2 | 6 | Yes |
| CAH 15 bed ED located on 1st floor CT scan/Xray 24 hours dailyEmergency Department | None | 4.0 | 7.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 3 East 24 bed CAHMedical/Surgical | None | 4.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 24 bed CAHMedical/Surgical | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | Yes |
Little Falls Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Little Falls Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 4.5 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), ambulatory surgery units 15.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0), cardiovascular units 10.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), dialysis o/p units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.3) and other units 6.0 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 Little Falls Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did Little Falls Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Little Falls Hospital hiring?
Bassett Healthcare Network 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, Little Falls Hospital (PFI 0362)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Little Falls Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/little-falls-hospital