Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Rochester General Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Rochester General Hospital (Monroe County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 38 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. Rochester Regional 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cath LabCardiac Catheterization/EP | 0.9 | None | None | 33.9 | 0 | Yes |
| 4400- Cardiothoracic SurgeryCardiovascular | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| 5100- Cardiac careCardiovascular | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| 5200- Cardiac careCardiovascular | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Adult Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 20.5 | 9.5 | Yes |
| Pediatric Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 5.4 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 4 | 1.5 | Yes |
| CICU- Cardiac Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| CTICU- Cardiac Thoracic Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| MICU- Medical Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 12 | 2 | Yes |
| SICU- Surgical Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 8 | 2 | Yes |
| 2800- SurgicalMedical/Surgical | 4.8 | None | None | 6 | 4 | Yes |
| 4800- General MedicineMedical/Surgical | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6 | 4 | Yes |
| 5400 - General SurgeryMedical/Surgical | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 5500Medical/Surgical | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2 | 3 | Yes |
| 5800- General Medicine, HospiceMedical/Surgical | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | Yes |
| 7800- Acute StrokeMedical/Surgical | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 10 | 5 | Yes |
| MSUMedical/Surgical | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 8 | 5 | Yes |
| G1- Adult Inpatient Psychiatric CareMental Health Services O/P | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 5 | 5 | Yes |
| NICU- Neonatal Intensive Care UnitNeonatal | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 3600- Labor and deliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| Sands 300- Post PartumObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.6 | None | 2.6 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Sands 600- Hematology/OncologyOncology | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 8 | 4 | Yes |
| 3800 - OrthopedicsOrthopedics | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| 6800- General MedicineOther | 7.6 | 7.6 | None | 5 | 6 | Yes |
| Day of Surgery UnitOther | 3.4 | 2.9 | None | 15.5 | 6 | Yes |
| GastroenterologyOther | 2.3 | None | None | 9.5 | 4.5 | Yes |
| IR -Interventional RadiologyOther | 2.6 | None | None | 10 | 4 | Yes |
| Operating roomOther | 2.9 | None | None | 18 | 10 | Yes |
| PACUOther | 10.6 | 13.5 | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Pre-admission TestingOther | 18.8 | None | None | 4 | 4 | Yes |
| 2000- PediatricsPediatric | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Medical Step Down UnitStepdown | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Surgical Step Down UnitStepdown | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 8 | 3 | Yes |
| Inpatient DialysisDialysis - Acute | None | 2.0 | 3.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 2800- General SurgeryMedical/Surgical | None | 4.8 | 4.8 | None | None | Yes |
| Sands 300- Post partumObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 2.6 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 6800 - General MedicineOther | None | None | 7.6 | None | None | Yes |
Rochester General Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Rochester General Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 6.2 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 1.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 2.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), emergency department units 4.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 1.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and pediatric units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Rochester General Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: RUNAP (915 employees).
Did Rochester General Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Rochester General Hospital hiring?
Rochester Regional 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, Rochester General Hospital (PFI 0411)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Rochester General Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/rochester-general-hospital