Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Roswell Park Cancer Institute: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Erie County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 17 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 Surgery Center & Recovery RoomAmbulatory Surgery | 2.9 | None | None | 16 | 5 | Yes |
| Intensive Care Unit (ICU)Critical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.05 | 2 | Yes |
| Endoscopy proceduresEndoscopy | 3.5 | None | None | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| Systemic therapies and non chemotheraputic agents (Operational 10 Hours)Infusion Services | 7.3 | None | None | 17 | 4 | Yes |
| Inpatient Medical Surgical OncologyMedical/Surgical | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.86 | 2 | Yes |
| Ambulatory Clinics (Operational 9 Hours)Other | 7.5 | 7.5 | None | 100.23 | 33.5 | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | 2.2 | 3.7 | None | 11.5 | 0 | Yes |
| Radiation Medicine (Operational 10 Hours)Other | 25.6 | 25.6 | None | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| Radiology (CT, MRI, X-Ray, Interventional Radiology, Prep and Recovery) (Operational 16 Hours)Other | 16.5 | None | None | 16 | 0 | Yes |
| Theraputic Apheresis (Operational 10 Hours)Other | 2.4 | 2.4 | None | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| Ambulatory peadiatric clinic and infusion services (Operational 9 Hours)Pediatric | 5.3 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU)Stepdown | 3.0 | None | None | 4.6 | 2 | Yes |
| Ambulatory Surgey Center & Recovery RoomAmbulatory Surgery | None | 2.9 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Systemic Therapies and nonchemotheraputic agents (Operational 10 Hours)Infusion Services | None | 7.3 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Radiology (CT, MRI, X-Ray, Interventional Radiology, Prep and Recovery) (Operational 10 Hours)Other | None | 16.4 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Ambulatory pediatric clinic and infusion services(Operational 9 Hours)Pediatric | None | 5.3 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Intermediate Care UnitStepdown | None | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | None | Yes |
Roswell Park Cancer Institute nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Roswell Park Cancer Institute?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), critical care units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), pediatric units 5.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8), ambulatory surgery units 2.9 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0) and endoscopy units 3.5 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 Roswell Park Cancer Institute a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: CSEA (800 employees, contract to 31 Mar 2026) and Public Employees Federation (1,600 employees).
Did Roswell Park Cancer Institute'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, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (PFI 0216)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Roswell Park Cancer Institute nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/roswell-park-cancer-institute