Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (Erie County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASU-Ambulatory Surgical UnitAmbulatory Surgery | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 12 | 1 | No |
| Cardiac Cath LabCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.0 | None | None | 16 | 3 | No |
| CVICU-Cardiovascular Intensive Care UnitCritical Care | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 6 | 3 | No |
| Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 13 | 7 | No |
| ICU-Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 12 | 5 | No |
| 6 WestMedical/Surgical | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5 | 4 | No |
| 7 EastMedical/Surgical | 3.8 | None | None | 4 | 3 | No |
| Interventional Radiology/IXRNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | No |
| Labor and DeliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | No |
| Mother Baby UnitObstetrics/Gynecology | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 | No |
| NICU- Neonatal Intensive Care UnitObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | No |
| MAPU- Mercy Ambulatory Procedure Unit, includes GI and Procedural areaOther | 2.0 | None | None | 9 | 1 | No |
| Non-invasive CardiologyOther | 2.0 | None | None | 5 | 0 | No |
| Operating RoomOther | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | 12 | 1 | No |
| Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)Other | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 6 | 0 | No |
| Minimally Invasive Unit (MIU) recovery unit for minimally invasive cardiac proceduresShort Stay | 4.0 | None | None | 11 | 0 | No |
| 7 WestStepdown | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 13 | 7 | No |
| 4 NorthTelemetry | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | No |
| 5 EastTelemetry | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 10 | 7 | No |
| 5 WestTelemetry | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5 | 3 | No |
| 5n/5c, 40 bed telemetry unit (previously 2 separate 20 bed units).Telemetry | 4.0 | None | None | 10 | 7 | No |
| 6 EastTelemetry | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 10 | 7 | No |
| 8 EastTelemetry | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | No |
| cardiac catheterizationCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | No |
| NICU-Neonatal Intensive Care UnitObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | No |
| MIU short stay unit for post minimally invasive cardiac proceduresShort Stay | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | No |
| 5n/5c, a 40 bed telemetry unit, (was previously 2 separate 20 bed units.)Telemetry | None | 4.4 | None | None | None | No |
| 7 EastTelemetry | None | 3.8 | 3.8 | None | None | No |
| ASU-Ambulatory Surgery UnitAmbulatory Surgery | None | None | None | None | None | No |
| 5n/5c, 40 bed telemetry unitTelemetry | None | None | 9.9 | None | None | No |
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 3.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), critical care units 1.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), intensive care units 1.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 2.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), telemetry units 3.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0) and emergency department units 4.0 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 of Buffalo a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: Communication Workers of America (2,045 employees).
Did Mercy Hospital of Buffalo's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 59 of the plan's 60 unit-and-shift plans (among them ASU-Ambulatory Surgical Unit, Cardiac Cath Lab, CVICU-Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
Is Mercy Hospital of Buffalo 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 of Buffalo (PFI 0213)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Mercy Hospital of Buffalo nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/mercy-hospital-of-buffalo