Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Mercy Hospital - Mercy Hospital Orchard Park Division: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Mercy Hospital - Mercy Hospital Orchard Park Division (Erie County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 1 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. Catholic Health (Buffalo)'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6 | 1.5 | Yes |
Mercy Hospital - Mercy Hospital Orchard Park Division nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Mercy Hospital - Mercy Hospital Orchard Park Division?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: emergency department units 3.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Mercy Hospital - Mercy Hospital Orchard Park Division a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: Communication Workers of America (2,045 employees).
Did Mercy Hospital - Mercy Hospital Orchard Park Division's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Mercy Hospital - Mercy Hospital Orchard Park Division hiring?
Catholic Health (Buffalo) 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, Mercy Hospital - Mercy Hospital Orchard Park Division (PFI 1723)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Mercy Hospital - Mercy Hospital Orchard Park Division nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/mercy-hospital-mercy-hospital-orchard-park-division