Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Massena Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Massena Hospital (St.Lawrence County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same day surgical care including diagnostic and preventive proceduresAmbulatory Surgery | 3.1 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Emergency care for general populationEmergency Department | 3.6 | None | None | 3.5 | 1 | No |
| 3rd Floor - Provides wide range of endoscopic procedures that allow both GI diagnosis and treatmentEndoscopy | 1.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| First floor. Med/Surg unit providing care to geriatric, general medical and detoxification.Medical/Surgical | 4.5 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | No |
| Operating Room, cases include Ortho, Eye, Podiatry, GYN, General, MinorOther | 0.8 | None | None | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| General populationEmergency Department | None | 3.4 | None | None | None | No |
| General PopulationEmergency Department | None | None | 6.3 | None | None | No |
Massena Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Massena 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 3.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), ambulatory surgery units 3.1 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0), endoscopy units 1.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0) and other units 0.8 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 Massena Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (62 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2027) and CSEA (181 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2025).
Did Massena Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 6 of the plan's 9 unit-and-shift plans (among them Emergency care for general population, First floor. Med/Surg unit providing care to geriatric, general medical and detoxification., General population and General Population), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
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, Massena Hospital (PFI 0804)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Massena Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/massena-hospital