Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Oswego Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Oswego Hospital (Oswego County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 10 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. Oswego Health'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulatory Surgery/PACUAmbulatory Surgery | 4.0 | None | None | 13 | 0 | Yes |
| Emergency Department that provides 24/7 Emergency Care to the Community.Emergency Department | 4.5 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 3 Med/SurgMedical/Surgical | 8.0 | None | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 4 Med/surgMedical/Surgical | 8.0 | 8.0 | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Women's ServicesObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Operating Room/EndoscopyOther | 4.0 | None | None | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | None | 4.5 | 1.6 | None | None | Yes |
| 3 Med SurgMedical/Surgical | None | 10.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 4 Med SurgMedical/Surgical | None | None | 8.0 | None | None | Yes |
Oswego Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Oswego Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 8.0 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 4.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 1.4 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), ambulatory surgery units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0) and other units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.8). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Oswego Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did Oswego Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Oswego Hospital hiring?
Oswego Health 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, Oswego Hospital (PFI 0727)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Oswego Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/oswego-hospital