Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center (Niagara County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiology department that services inpatients and outpatients with echo/ekg/stress/holter M-SaCardiovascular | 5.3 | None | None | 3 | 2.5 | Yes |
| inpt and outpt non-invasive cardiology testing for LMH campusCardiovascular | 10.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Clearview, AddictionsChemical Dependency | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| ICUCritical Care | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Emergency care offered 24/7/365. This is a 15 bed unit, with triage area as well as 2 PIT roomsEmergency Department | 4.0 | None | None | 4.5 | 1.25 | Yes |
| LMH ED is a 14 bed department with 4 fast track bedsEmergency Department | 4.0 | None | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| outpatient infusion services with a variety of infusions from rhogam, chemo, etc.Infusion Services | 5.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| 10 bed medical unit with telemetry monitoring at LMH campusMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Interventional RadiologyOther | 1.5 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| 5th floor, Telemetry/Stroke/MedicalTelemetry | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| Emergency services 24/7/365 15 beds with triage and 2 PIT roomsEmergency Department | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| LMH 14 bed emergency department with additional 4 fast track beds and triage at LMH campusEmergency Department | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 10 bed inpatient medical telemetry unit at LMH campusMedical/Surgical | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 14 room emergency department with 4 bed Fast track LMH campusEmergency Department | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Emergency services 24/7/365 15 beds with triageEmergency Department | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| LMH medical telemetry unit 10 bedsMedical/Surgical | None | None | 5.0 | None | None | Yes |
Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center?
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), critical care units 1.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), telemetry units 4.4 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), cardiovascular units 7.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7) and chemical dependency units 15.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 9.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (370 employees, contract to 31 Mar 2030).
Did Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center 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, Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center (PFI 0583)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/mount-st-marys-hospital-and-health-center