Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Sisters of Charity Hospital - St Joseph Campus: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Sisters of Charity Hospital - St Joseph Campus (Erie County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASU - provides pre-op careAmbulatory Surgery | 4.0 | None | None | 12 | 2 | Yes |
| Clearview - inpatient rehab for drug and alcoholChemical Dependency | 10.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| ED- care for patients needing emergent careEmergency Department | 4.0 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| ambulatory unit provides upper and lower patient scopesEndoscopy | 1.0 | None | None | 10 | 2 | Yes |
| OR - surgery on patients 2nd floorOther | 1.0 | None | None | 12 | 0 | Yes |
| PACU - care for patients after surgical interventionOther | 1.5 | None | None | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| Hall 4 Orthopedic short stay post op unitShort Stay | 4.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| prepares patients for surgery and discharge once recoveredAmbulatory Surgery | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Clearview- inpatient rehab drug and alcoholChemical Dependency | None | 10.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| ED - care of patients needing emergency careEmergency Department | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Ambulatory unit that provides endoscopy servicesEndoscopy | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| OR - care during surgical proceduresOther | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| PACU - care for patients post procedureOther | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| HALL 4 Orthopedic short stay post op unitShort Stay | None | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Clearview - inpatient rehab - drub and alcoholChemical Dependency | None | None | 10.0 | None | None | Yes |
| ED- care for patients requiring emergency careEmergency Department | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
Sisters of Charity Hospital - St Joseph Campus nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Sisters of Charity Hospital - St Joseph Campus?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: emergency department units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), ambulatory surgery units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0), chemical dependency units 10.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 9.0), endoscopy units 1.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), other units 1.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.8) and short stay units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.7). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Sisters of Charity Hospital - St Joseph Campus a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: SEIU 1199 (24 employees, contract to 31 May 2029) and Communication Workers of America (235 employees).
Did Sisters of Charity Hospital - St Joseph Campus'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 - St Joseph Campus 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 - St Joseph Campus (PFI 0292)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Sisters of Charity Hospital - St Joseph Campus nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/sisters-of-charity-hospital-st-joseph-campus