Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Sisters Of Charity Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Sisters Of Charity Hospital (Erie County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 31 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. Catholic Health (Buffalo)'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amb Surg- care for patients pre-surgery and dischargesAmbulatory Surgery | 3.5 | None | None | 11 | 2 | Yes |
| ICUCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| NICUCritical Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 12 | 1 | Yes |
| Dialysis - care to patients needing dialysis treatmentDialysis - Acute | 1.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| ED- care for patients needing emergent attentionEmergency Department | 4.0 | None | None | 6 | 4 | Yes |
| GI department - patients needing upper and lower GI scopingEndoscopy | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 9 | 3 | Yes |
| 3 NORTH - Medical and surgical patientsMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 4 | 4 | Yes |
| 3 SOUTH - telemetry- stroke, TIA , cardiac diagnosisMedical/Surgical | 4.0 | None | None | 7 | 4 | Yes |
| 3 WEST - post op patients and some medical patientsMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 6 | 6 | Yes |
| 4 SOUTH - medical/surgical patients, Chest tubes, chronic ventsMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 5 | 5 | Yes |
| LABOR & DELIVERYObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 10 | 1 | Yes |
| MOTHER/BABYObstetrics/Gynecology | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | Yes |
| Cardiology -ECHO and stress labOther | 3.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| IXR- interventional radiology -Other | 1.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| OR- Operating room-Other | 1.0 | None | None | 18 | 0 | Yes |
| PACU - patients recovery from anesthesiaOther | 1.5 | None | None | 5 | 4 | Yes |
| Pre-admission Testing unit- pre-work for all surgical-producesOther | 8.0 | None | None | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| Amb Surg- care for patients pre and post procedureAmbulatory Surgery | None | 3.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Dialysis - care for patients needing dialysis treatmentDialysis - Acute | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| ED - care to patients needing emergent careEmergency Department | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3 NORTH - Medical/Surgical patientsMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3 SOUTH - telemetry- Stroke- TIAMedical/Surgical | None | 4.7 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3 WEST- post-op and medical patientsMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | 5.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 4 SOUTH- medical/Surgical patients - Chest tubes- Chronic VentsMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| IXR- interventional radiologyOther | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| OR- surgeryOther | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| PACU- recovery room -- care for patients post procedureOther | None | 1.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| ED- care for patients needing emergent careEmergency Department | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 3 NORTH- Medical and surgical patientsMedical/Surgical | None | None | 5.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 3 SOUTH- telemetry- stroke- TIA- cardiac diagnosis- medical patientsMedical/Surgical | None | None | 4.7 | None | None | Yes |
| 4 SOUTH- medical/surgical patients, chest tubes and chronic VentsMedical/Surgical | None | None | 5.0 | None | None | Yes |
Sisters Of Charity Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Sisters Of Charity Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 5.0 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), emergency department units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), ambulatory surgery units 3.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0) and dialysis - acute units 1.0 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 Sisters Of Charity Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did Sisters Of Charity Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Sisters Of Charity Hospital hiring?
Catholic Health (Buffalo) 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, Sisters Of Charity Hospital (PFI 0218)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Sisters Of Charity Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/sisters-of-charity-hospital