Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Margaretville Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Margaretville Hospital (Delaware County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 8 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. Westchester Medical Center Health 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Bed Critical Access Emergency Department- 24/7Emergency Department | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0 | Yes |
| 2nd Floor-combined Acute Inpatient Medical- Surgical Unit / Inpatient Swing UnitMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 1.14 | 0 | Yes |
| Ambulatory Care Endoscopy- Operates 1 day per month 7a-5:30pOutpatient Clinics | 4.3 | None | None | 1.7 | 0 | Yes |
| Ambulatory care- Infusion Hours of Operation Mon- Friday 7a-3pOutpatient Clinics | 0.9 | None | None | 0.5 | 0 | Yes |
| Wound Care Clinic Hours of Operation , Monday - Friday 7a-5pOutpatient Clinics | 2.6 | 1.0 | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Ambulatory Care Endoscopy- Operates 1 day per month 7a-5:30pAmbulatory Surgery | None | 1.3 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 2nd Floor combined-Inpatient Medical- Surgical Unit /Inpatient Swing UnitMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Inpatient Medical- Surgical unit and Inpatient Swing UnitMedical/Surgical | None | None | 5.0 | None | None | Yes |
Margaretville Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Margaretville Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and outpatient clinics units 2.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 11.4). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Margaretville Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (17 employees, contract to 31 Oct 2028).
Did Margaretville Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Margaretville Hospital hiring?
Westchester Medical Center Health 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, Margaretville Hospital (PFI 0170)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Margaretville Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/margaretville-hospital