Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
St Mary's Healthcare: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan St Mary's Healthcare (Montgomery County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ambulatory surgery care- surgical day careAmbulatory Surgery | 3.0 | None | None | 9 | 2 | Yes |
| 16 bed capacity and 5 fast track bedsEmergency Department | 4.0 | None | None | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Gastro procedure servicesEndoscopy | 6.0 | None | None | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| 8 bed ICU managing critical care patientsIntensive Care | 2.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Maria Hall, 28 bed medical surgical unitMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| St. Theresa- 30 bed acute inpatient medical surgical unit.Medical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| 12 bed labor and delivery unitObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Operating Room located on the second floor of the hospitalOther | 6.7 | None | None | 7 | 6 | Yes |
| 20 bed inpatient acute behavioral health unitPsychiatry | 10.0 | None | None | 2 | 3 | Yes |
| Rural ER, 26,000 visits annually located on the second floor of hospital that is ground levelEmergency Department | None | 4.0 | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Intensive Care Unit located on the second floor.Intensive Care | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Maria Hall Medical SurgicalMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| St. Theresa Medical SurgicalMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| MaternityObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 1.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Behavioral Health located on the third floor.Psychiatry | None | 8.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Intensive Care Unit located on second floorIntensive Care | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Maternity located on the fourth floor.Obstetrics/Gynecology | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Behavioral Health located on the second floor.Psychiatry | None | None | 8.5 | None | None | Yes |
St Mary's Healthcare nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at St Mary's Healthcare?
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), intensive 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 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), psychiatry units 10.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 6.0) and ambulatory surgery units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is St Mary's Healthcare a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did St Mary's Healthcare's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
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 Mary's Healthcare (PFI 0484)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). St Mary's Healthcare nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/st-marys-healthcare