Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Olean General Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Olean General Hospital (Cattaraugus County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OGH ambulatory surgery center is located across the street from the main campus. GYN, Ortho, OptomoAmbulatory Surgery | 1.0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional RadiologyCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Outpatient dialysis unit patient with multiple comorbititiesDialysis O/P | 4.0 | None | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 25 bed ER located on the 1st floor; respiratory, cardiac multiple co morbidity patientsEmergency Department | 4.0 | None | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| Outpatient and Inpatient endoscopy patients both preventative and upper/lower gi bleedEndoscopy | 1.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Patient receiving blood products, iron infusions, etc as an outpatientInfusion Services | 4.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| 2nd/3rd Floor Medical Surgical UnitMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | Yes |
| Obstetrics - L&DObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Obstetrics Post partum (includes mom baby couplet care)Obstetrics/Gynecology | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Operating room - 4 surgical suites at main site -circulatorsOther | 1.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Behavioral Health UnitPsychiatry | 6.0 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Sub Acute Rehab (Swing bed) Unit non acute care unitRehabilitaion | 7.5 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| respiratory, cardiac, neuro,Emergency Department | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Obstetrics L&DObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Sub Acute Rehab (Swing Bed) Unit 17 bed non acute care unitRehabilitaion | None | 7.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Sub Acute Rehab (Swing Bed) Unit - 17 bed non acute patient care unitRehabilitaion | None | None | 7.5 | None | None | Yes |
Olean General Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Olean General Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 5.0 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 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), psychiatry units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 6.0) and ambulatory surgery units 1.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Olean General Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (250 employees, contract to 31 Jan 2028).
Did Olean General Hospital'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, Olean General Hospital (PFI 0066)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Olean General Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/olean-general-hospital