Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital (Broome County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulatory SurgeryAmbulatory Surgery | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 14 | 2 | Yes |
| Community hospital emergency room, non-traumaEmergency Department | 5.0 | None | None | 7.5 | 3.5 | Yes |
| GI Lab is adjacent to the hospital and provides outpatient colonoscopyEndoscopy | 3.0 | None | None | 10 | 1 | Yes |
| Infusion Center-Outpatient adjacent to the main hospitalInfusion Services | 2.0 | None | None | 3.5 | 2 | Yes |
| ICUIntensive Care | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| 1 Medical- medical/surgical with a subset of oncology/hospice patient population. Team NursingMedical/Surgical | 8.0 | None | None | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| 2 Ross- med/surg- team nursingMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| 3 Telemetry- cardiovascular patient populationMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| Seton 2- med/surg with post operative orthopedic patients -Team NursingMedical/Surgical | 8.0 | None | None | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| Seton 3- Med/surg with post operative general surgery patientsMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| radiation oncology for outpatientNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.0 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Labor and DeliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.9 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Binghamton Riverside Pediatrics office settingOther | 12.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Breast Care Center specialty office settingOther | 1.0 | None | None | 3 | 4 | Yes |
| Cardiology specialty office settingOther | 21.3 | None | None | 4 | 4 | Yes |
| Diagnostic imaging/interventional radiologyOther | 1.0 | None | None | 7 | 0 | Yes |
| Lourdes General Surgery specialty office settingOther | 20.0 | None | None | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Operating RoomsOther | 1.0 | None | None | 14 | 1 | Yes |
| Palliative medicine office settingOther | 8.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Recovery RoomOther | 5.6 | None | 2.0 | 8 | 1 | Yes |
| Urology specialty office settingOther | 26.6 | None | None | 3 | 5 | Yes |
| Cardiac RehabilitationRehabilitaion | 14.0 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Seton 1- cardiovascular patient populationTelemetry | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| community based ED, non-traumaEmergency Department | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Outpatient infusion center adjacent to the hsopitalInfusion Services | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 1 Medical - med/surg with a subset of oncology/hospice patients - Team Nursing modelMedical/Surgical | None | 8.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 2 Ross- med/surg- team nursing modelMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Seton 2- med/surg with post operative orthopedic patients- team nursing modelMedical/Surgical | None | 8.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Seton 3- med/surg patients with post operative general surgery patientsMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| labor and deliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 1.9 | 1.9 | None | None | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | None | 1.0 | 1.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Recovery roomOther | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Community ED, non-traumaEmergency Department | None | None | 5.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 1 Medical- med/surg with a subset of oncology/hospice patients . Team Nursing modelMedical/Surgical | None | None | 10.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 2 Ross- med/surg. team nursing modelMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Seton 2- med/surg with post operative orthopedic patients. Team nursing modelMedical/Surgical | None | None | 8.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Seton 3- med/surg with post operative general surgery patientsMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial 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), intensive care units 1.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), telemetry units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 1.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and ambulatory surgery units 3.0 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 Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial 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, Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital (PFI 0043)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/our-lady-of-lourdes-memorial-hospital