Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Putnam Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Putnam Hospital (Putnam County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 29 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 unit consists of 13 bays for admitting all patients including same day cases and inpatienAmbulatory Surgery | 4.0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | No |
| This is a mixed acuity unit with Intensive Care Unit / ICU and Stepdown patientsCritical Care | 2.7 | None | None | 2 | 0.4 | No |
| The ED is a 26 bed unit consisting of single & double occupancy beds> The ED manages patients of anyEmergency Department | 5.0 | None | None | 5 | 1.5 | No |
| Endoscopy has 3 bays and used for admittin & discharging Endo patients, performs inpatient procedureEndoscopy | 5.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | No |
| 3 North - Provides direct care to hemodynamically stable patients needing medical/surgical careMedical/Surgical | 7.5 | None | None | 3 | 2 | No |
| 4 North - providing direct care to hemodynamically stable patients needing medical/surgical careMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | No |
| is designed to assist individuals who have recently been discharged from an inpatient psychiatric faMental Health Services O/P | 7.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | No |
| Birthing center for labor, delivery, postpartum, post lap/gyn, nursery and special care nursery unitObstetrics/Gynecology | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | No |
| Interventional Radiology - performs various minimally invasive procedures using medical imaging guidOther | 1.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | No |
| OR there are 12 OR rooms with ability to provide care across multiple service linesOther | None | 1.0 | None | 5 | 0 | No |
| PACU - consist of 12 beds patients covering from post procedural/surgeryOther | 5.0 | 2.0 | None | 2 | 0 | No |
| Wound care, provides care to patients you need hyperbaric for wound healing or wound care treatmentOther | 14.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | No |
| Behavioral Health Unit/ Psychiatry is an inpatient locked 20 bed unitPsychiatry | 8.9 | None | None | 2 | 2 | No |
| Ambulatory unit consists of 13 bays for admitting all patients including same day cases and inpatients. Ambulatory surgery consists of Endo, The MinorAmbulatory Surgery | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | No |
| Intensive Care Unit / Stepdown this is a mixed unit providing care to critically ill or unstable patients requiring invasive and non-invasive monitoriCritical Care | None | 2.7 | None | None | None | No |
| Unit Clerk, phlebotomist, physical therapist, case management, radiology tech, Crisis workers, security, transport aideEmergency Department | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | No |
| Endoscopy has 3 bays and used for admitting & discharging Endo patients, & performs inpatient procedureEndoscopy | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3 North providing direct care to hemodynamically stable patients needing medical/surgical careMedical/Surgical | None | 7.5 | None | None | None | No |
| is designed to assist individuals who have recently been discharged from an inpatient psychiatric facility and/or those temporarily in need of more inMental Health Services O/P | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology - performs various minimally invasive procedures using medical imaging guidanceOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Wound care provides care to patients you need hyperbaric for wound healing or wound care treatmentOther | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Behavioral Health Unit/ Psychiatry provide care to multiple patients with behavioral health needsPsychiatry | None | 8.9 | None | None | None | No |
| Ambulatory unit consists of 13 bays for admitting all patients including same day cases and inpatients. Amb consists of Endoscopy/minor room & preadmiAmbulatory Surgery | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Cardio neuro outpatient - provide diagnostic testing to patients such as echocardiogramCardiovascular | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| Intensive Care Unit/ ICU this is a mixed acuity unit providing direct patient care to critically ill or unstable patients requiring invasive and non-iCritical Care | None | None | 2.7 | None | None | No |
| Unit Clerk, phlebotomist, radiology tech, Crisis workers, security,Emergency Department | None | None | 3.4 | None | None | No |
| 3 NorthMedical/Surgical | None | None | 7.5 | None | None | No |
| 4 North- providing direct care to hemodynamically stable patients needing medical/surgical careMedical/Surgical | None | None | 5.8 | None | None | No |
| Behavioral Health Unit/ PsychiatryPsychiatry | None | None | 8.9 | None | None | No |
Putnam Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Putnam Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 6.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), critical care units 2.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), emergency department units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 0.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), psychiatry units 8.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 6.0) and ambulatory surgery units 4.0 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 Putnam Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (190 employees, contract to 31 Dec 2025) and SEIU 1199 (327 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2028).
Did Putnam Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 28 of the plan's 41 unit-and-shift plans (among them Ambulatory unit consists of 13 bays for admitting all patients including same day cases and inpatien, This is a mixed acuity unit with Intensive Care Unit / ICU and Stepdown patients, The ED is a 26 bed unit consisting of single & double occupancy beds> The ED manages patients of any and Endoscopy has 3 bays and used for admittin & discharging Endo patients, performs inpatient procedure), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
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, Putnam Hospital (PFI 0752)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Putnam Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/putnam-hospital