Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Samaritan Medical Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Samaritan Medical Center (Jefferson County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 27 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 DepartmentEmergency Department | 5.8 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 9 | 5 | Yes |
| Endoscopy UnitEndoscopy | 3.4 | None | None | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Hospital Outpatient Infusion UnitInfusion Services | 9.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| ICUIntensive Care | 2.0 | None | None | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| 4 PavilionMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | None | None | 8 | 5 | Yes |
| 5 PrattMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Inpatient Mental Health Unit (IMHU) - Psychiatric UnitMental Health Services O/P | 5.6 | None | 5.6 | 5 | 5 | Yes |
| NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)Neonatal | 3.0 | 3.0 | None | 3 | 0 | No |
| Labor and DeliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| Mother/BabyObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Oncology ServicesOncology | 8.5 | None | None | 11 | 1 | Yes |
| Interventional RadiologyOther | 1.4 | None | None | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| Operating RoomOther | 3.1 | 1.5 | None | 9 | 4.5 | Yes |
| PACU (Recovery)Other | 3.0 | 1.5 | None | 4.6 | 1 | Yes |
| Pre-OpOther | 4.9 | 2.2 | None | 8.4 | 3.5 | Yes |
| PediatricsPediatric | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | No |
| ARU - Acute Rehab UnitRehabilitaion | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | No |
| Medical Surgical Unit designed for mainly observational care patientsShort Stay | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| PCU (Progressive Care Unit) - Telemetry/Step DownTelemetry | 4.0 | None | None | 5 | 4 | Yes |
| ICU - Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | None | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 4 Pavilion (Med/Surg)Medical/Surgical | None | 4.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 5 PRATT - Med/SurgMedical/Surgical | None | 4.5 | 4.5 | None | None | Yes |
| Inpatient Mental Health (IMHU) - Psychiatric UnitMental Health Services O/P | None | 7.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Progressive Care Unit (PCU) - Telemetry/Step DownTelemetry | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 4 Pavilion - Med/SurgMedical/Surgical | None | None | 4.5 | None | None | Yes |
| NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care UnitNeonatal | None | None | 3.0 | None | None | No |
| PCU - Progressive Care Unit - Telemetry/Step DownTelemetry | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
Samaritan Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Samaritan Medical Center?
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 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), telemetry units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 5.8 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 2.0 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 Samaritan Medical Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (459 employees, contract to 31 Jul 2029) and SEIU 1199 (197 employees, contract to 30 Apr 2027).
Did Samaritan Medical Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 9 of the plan's 46 unit-and-shift plans (among them NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), Pediatrics, ARU - Acute Rehab Unit and NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), 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, Samaritan Medical Center (PFI 0367)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Samaritan Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/samaritan-medical-center