Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
St. James Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan St. James Hospital (Steuben County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 13 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. University of Rochester Medical Center'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulatory Surgery (OP Procedures, Scopes and Inpatient Surgery Performed hereAmbulatory Surgery | 5.0 | None | None | 13 | 2 | Yes |
| Emergency RoomEmergency Department | 5.0 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| OP Infusion Services, no chemotherapyInfusion Services | 3.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Medical Surgical Unit/ICUMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Orthopedic ClinicOrthopedics | None | None | None | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Stress test LabOther | 3.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Multi Specialty Clinic (General Surgery, Urology, Pain Management, Medical Oncology, Cardiology, etOutpatient Clinics | 20.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Urgent Care Walk in ClinicOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Cardiac Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services. Phase II and Phase III programs.Rehabilitaion | 16.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Emergency roomEmergency Department | None | 6.0 | 5.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Medical Surgical unit/ICUMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Urgent Care - Walk in ClinicOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | None | None | Yes |
| medical surgical unit/ICUMedical/Surgical | None | None | 5.0 | None | None | Yes |
St. James Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at St. James 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), emergency department units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), ambulatory surgery units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0), infusion services units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), other units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.8) and outpatient clinics units 20.0 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 St. James Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did St. James Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is St. James Hospital hiring?
University of Rochester Medical Center 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, St. James Hospital (PFI 0870)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). St. James Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/st-james-hospital