Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
St Josephs Hospital Health Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan St Josephs Hospital Health Center (Onondaga County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 25 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. Trinity Health'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31001_37136 - Northeast Surgery CenterAmbulatory Surgery | 1.1 | None | None | 11 | 1 | Yes |
| 31001_31211 - Cardiovascular LaboratoryCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.0 | None | None | 2.5 | 0 | Yes |
| 31001_36001 - Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 13.8 | 5.75 | Yes |
| 31001_37243 - Endoscopy UnitEndoscopy | 1.5 | None | None | 8 | 0 | Yes |
| 31001_10311 - D3EAST ICUIntensive Care | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 9 | 2 | Yes |
| 31001_10331 - D3WEST ICUIntensive Care | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 9 | 2 | Yes |
| 31001_10526 - 34 PCUIntensive Care | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 31001_10213 - Patient Care Unit 1-5Medical/Surgical | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| 31001_10215 - Patient Care Unit 2-5Medical/Surgical | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 31001_10218 - Patient Care Unit 2-4Medical/Surgical | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 31001_10231 - Patient Care Unit 3-1Medical/Surgical | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 31001_39947 - CPEP - Comp Psych Emergency ProgramMental Health Services O/P | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | Yes |
| 31001_10871 - Intensive Care NurseryNeonatal | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| 31001_21350 - Radiology - Special ProceduresNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| 31001_10651 - Patient Care Unit 5-1 mother babyObstetrics/Gynecology | 3.6 | 3.6 | None | 6 | 0 | Yes |
| 31001_10214 - Patient Care Unit 1-4 (3-2)Oncology | 5.0 | None | 4.9 | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| 31001_10241 - Patient Care Unit 4-1Orthopedics | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 31001_36092 - Emergency Room- ObservationOther | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 31001_37041 - Operating RoomOther | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13 | 0 | Yes |
| 31001_37561 - PACUOther | 1.5 | 1.5 | None | 16 | 0 | Yes |
| 31001_39011 - Psychiatric Unit 3-6Psychiatry | 5.5 | 7.9 | 14.0 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 31001_10424 - Patient Care Unit D4Stepdown | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| 31001_10425 - Patient Care Unit D5Stepdown | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| 31001_10214 - Patient Care Unit 1-4 (3-2)Medical/Surgical | None | 4.9 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 31001_10651 - Patient Care Unit 5-1Obstetrics/Gynecology | None | None | 3.6 | None | None | Yes |
St Josephs Hospital Health Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at St Josephs Hospital Health Center?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 5.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 1.2 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 4.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), emergency department units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 3.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and neonatal units 2.3 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 St Josephs Hospital Health Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did St Josephs Hospital Health Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is St Josephs Hospital Health Center hiring?
Trinity Health 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 Josephs Hospital Health Center (PFI 0630)
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). St Josephs Hospital Health Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/st-josephs-hospital-health-center