Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital (Erie County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PACU/ASU - inclusive of 2 separate CSC voting unitsAmbulatory Surgery | 2.1 | None | None | 19 | 8 | Yes |
| EP - no cardiac catheterizationsCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.0 | None | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 42 bed full-service community hospital emergency departmentEmergency Department | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 15 | 7 | No |
| EndoscopyEndoscopy | 4.8 | 0.3 | None | 7.5 | 1 | Yes |
| Adult Medical/Surgical Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 8 | 3 | No |
| 4 North - medical surgical patientsMedical/Surgical | 4.0 | None | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | No |
| Medical Surgical Unit 2 EastMedical/Surgical | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 7 | 4 | No |
| Medical Surgical Unit 3 EastMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 8 | 5 | No |
| Medical Surgical Unit 3 WestMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | No |
| Medical SurgicalUnit 2 South EastMedical/Surgical | 4.7 | None | None | 7 | 5 | No |
| Neonatal Intensive Care UnitNeonatal | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | No |
| Labor and Delivery UnitObstetrics/Gynecology | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10 | 0 | No |
| Mother Baby Unit 2 WestObstetrics/Gynecology | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | No |
| ImagingOther | 10.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | No |
| InfusionOther | 4.5 | None | None | 2 | 0 | No |
| Operating RoomOther | 1.6 | 1.1 | None | 20.5 | 0 | Yes |
| Pre Admission TestingOther | 13.3 | None | None | 3 | 1 | No |
| Procedures: AngioOther | 8.0 | None | None | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| UrologyOther | 2.9 | 2.2 | None | 9 | 2 | Yes |
| 2 NorthTelemetry | 4.0 | None | None | 8 | 4 | No |
| Telemetry Unit 2 South WestTelemetry | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | No |
| PACU/ASU - this consists of 2 separate CSC voting unitsAmbulatory Surgery | None | 1.6 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 4 North Adult medical surgicalMedical/Surgical | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | No |
| Medical Surgical Unit 2 South EastMedical/Surgical | None | 4.7 | 4.7 | None | None | No |
| Telemetry 2 NorthTelemetry | None | 3.8 | 4.0 | None | None | No |
| Operating roomOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Millard Fillmore Suburban 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), intensive care units 1.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), telemetry units 4.0 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), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.2 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and neonatal units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (461 employees, contract to 31 May 2028) and Communication Workers of America (1,193 employees).
Did Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 39 of the plan's 50 unit-and-shift plans (among them 42 bed full-service community hospital emergency department, Adult Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, 4 North - medical surgical patients and Medical Surgical Unit 2 East), 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, Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital (PFI 3067)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/millard-fillmore-suburban-hospital