Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Oneida Health Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Oneida Health Hospital (Madison County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outpatient surgery - admission and recovery - 2nd floor of hospitalAmbulatory Surgery | 3.1 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 14-bed Emergency Department located on 2nd floor of hospital.Emergency Department | 3.3 | None | None | 7 | 1 | Yes |
| Unit providing endoscopy and bronchoscopy procedures on 3rd floor of hospitalEndoscopy | 1.2 | None | None | 12 | 3 | Yes |
| 6-bed Intensive Care Unit on the 2nd floor of the hospital.Intensive Care | 1.6 | None | None | 2.5 | 1 | Yes |
| Medical/Surgical located on the 4th floor of the hospital.Medical/Surgical | 4.2 | None | None | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| interventional radiology located on 2nd floor of hospitalNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 3.5 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| OB/GYN/Peds/Nursery located on 3rd floor of hospital.Obstetrics/Gynecology | 1.8 | None | None | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Post Anesthesia Care Unit - located on 2nd floor of hospitalOther | 2.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Wound Care Center located on 1st floor of hospitalOther | 12.5 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| operating room - 4 rooms located on 2nd floor of hospitalOther | 1.0 | None | None | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Cardiac TestingOutpatient Clinics | 10.0 | None | None | 0.5 | 0 | Yes |
| Cardiology clinicOutpatient Clinics | 17.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 14-bed unit on 2nd floor of hospitalEmergency Department | None | 3.3 | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 6-bed ICU located on 2nd floor of the hospitalIntensive Care | None | 1.6 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Medical/Surgical located on 4th floor of hospitalMedical/Surgical | None | 3.8 | None | None | None | Yes |
| OB/GYN/Peds/Nursery located on 3rd floor of hospitalObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 2.1 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Post Anesthesia Care Unit - located on 2nd floorOther | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| operating room - 4 beds located on 2nd floorOther | None | 1.1 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 6-bed ICU located on the 2nd floor of the hospitalIntensive Care | None | None | 1.6 | None | None | Yes |
| Medical/Surgical located on 4th floor of the hospitalMedical/Surgical | None | None | 3.8 | None | None | Yes |
| OB/GYN/Peds/Nursery located on 3rd floor of the hospitalObstetrics/Gynecology | None | None | 2.1 | None | None | Yes |
Oneida Health Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Oneida Health Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 4.2 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 1.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), emergency department units 3.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 1.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), ambulatory surgery units 3.1 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0) and endoscopy units 1.2 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 Oneida Health Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (134 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2027).
Did Oneida Health 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, Oneida Health Hospital (PFI 0397)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Oneida Health Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/oneida-health-hospital