Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus (Albany County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Department - 1 West WingEmergency Department | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 6.25 | 2.38 | Yes |
| Albany Memorial Hyperbaric Therapy - 6 MainOutpatient Clinics | 8.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Albany Memorial Infusion - 4 West WingOutpatient Clinics | 6.7 | None | None | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| Albany Memorial Wound Care Center - 6 MainOutpatient Clinics | 8.8 | None | None | 8.5 | 2 | Yes |
| Samaritan Ostomy ServicesOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0 | 0 | Yes |
Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: emergency department units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and outpatient clinics units 8.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 11.4). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus'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 - Albany Memorial Campus (PFI 0004)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/samaritan-hospital-albany-memorial-campus