Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center (Niagara County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac/Stroke unit - 25 bed unit with telemetry monitoring capabilityCardiovascular | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| 20 Bed EREmergency Department | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| Psychiatry - Emergency RoomEmergency Department | 3.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| I2 bed unit that provides care to both acute medical surgical patients (8 staffed beds)Intensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 23 bed Medical Surgical unitMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| OB/GYNObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Psychiatry In-PatientPsychiatry | 7.0 | None | None | 5 | 4 | Yes |
| Medical SurgicalMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Behavioral Health Emergency RoomPsychiatry | None | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Psychiatry In PatientPsychiatry | None | 7.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 23 bed Medical-surgical unitMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Psychiatry in patientPsychiatry | None | None | 7.0 | None | None | Yes |
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), emergency department units 3.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), psychiatry units 7.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 6.0) and cardiovascular units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (653 employees, contract to 31 May 2028).
Did Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
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, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center (PFI 0574)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/niagara-falls-memorial-medical-center