Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
O'Connor Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan O'Connor Hospital (Delaware County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 7 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. Bassett Healthcare Network'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 RoomEmergency Department | 6.7 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Critical Access Hospital, with swing bed, observation and inpatient mix on the unit.Medical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Ambulatory Care Unit- GI, infusions, minor procedures.Other | 4.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Specialty Clinic- O'ConnorOutpatient Clinics | 10.0 | None | None | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| ER- O'ConnorEmergency Department | None | 5.0 | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Critical Access Hospital 16 bed unit,. with swing bed, observation and inpatient mix.Medical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Critical Access inpatient unit- with observation, swing bed and inpatient.Medical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
O'Connor Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at O'Connor Hospital?
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), emergency department units 6.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), other units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.8) and outpatient clinics units 10.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 11.4). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is O'Connor Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did O'Connor Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is O'Connor Hospital hiring?
Bassett Healthcare Network 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, O'Connor Hospital (PFI 0165)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). O'Connor Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/oconnor-hospital