Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Samaritan Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Samaritan Hospital (Rensselaer County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Services - Ambulatory Surgery - Ground FloorAmbulatory Surgery | 2.0 | 2.3 | None | 6.63 | 0 | Yes |
| Cardiac Catheterization Lab - 2 TowerCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.2 | 1.2 | None | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| Progressive Care Unit (PCU) - 3 PavilionCardiovascular | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 7 | 4 | Yes |
| Emergency Department - 1 PavilionEmergency Department | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 10.5 | 3 | Yes |
| Endoscopy - 1 TowerEndoscopy | 1.0 | 3.0 | None | 14.38 | 0 | Yes |
| Intensive Care Unit (ICU) - 2 PavilionIntensive Care | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| Medical Surgical - 4 PavilionMedical/Surgical | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Medical Surgical - 5 PavilionMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Medical Surgical - 6 TowerMedical/Surgical | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6 | 4 | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology (IR) - 1 TowerNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.6 | None | None | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| Burdett Birth Center - Labor & Delivery - 2 TowerObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| Surgical Services - Operating Room - Ground FloorOther | 0.6 | 0.7 | None | 11.05 | 0 | Yes |
| Surgical Services - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) - Ground FloorOther | 2.2 | 2.4 | None | 3.38 | 0 | Yes |
| Outpatient Mental Health - 2 Finger Building 1Outpatient Clinics | 6.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| St. Peter's Internal Medicine Extension Clinic - 2 Finger Building 1Outpatient Clinics | 3.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| St. Peter's Radiation Oncology - 1 SouthOutpatient Clinics | 13.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Adult Psychiatric - 3 TowerPsychiatry | 5.5 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 4 | 5 | Yes |
| Geropsychiatric - 7 TowerPsychiatry | 4.3 | None | None | 4 | 4 | Yes |
| MICA (Behavioral Health Detoxification) - 3 SouthPsychiatry | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Geropsychiatry - 7 TowerPsychiatry | None | 4.3 | 8.5 | None | None | Yes |
Samaritan Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Samaritan Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 4.5 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), emergency department units 5.1 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 1.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), psychiatry units 5.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 6.0) and ambulatory surgery units 2.0 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 Samaritan Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did Samaritan 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, Samaritan Hospital (PFI 0756)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Samaritan Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/samaritan-hospital