Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
St Peters Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan St Peters Hospital (Albany 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.
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 - 2 PavilionAmbulatory Surgery | 2.5 | 2.1 | None | 14.63 | 0 | Yes |
| Cardiac Catheterization, EP, and Cardiac Access - 1 McAuleyCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.2 | 1.1 | None | 17.68 | 0 | Yes |
| Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) - 1 PavilionCardiovascular | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4.71 | 1 | Yes |
| Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) - 1 PavilionCardiovascular | 0.5 | 0.6 | None | 10.63 | 0 | Yes |
| Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit (PROG) - 1 PavilionCardiovascular | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Detoxification - 6 GabriloveChemical Dependency | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Emergency Department - 0 McAuleyEmergency Department | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 12.75 | 4 | Yes |
| Endoscopy - 0 PavilionEndoscopy | 1.1 | 2.1 | None | 14.5 | 0 | Yes |
| Intensive Care Unit (ICU) - 4 Brady FarrellIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| Medical Surgical - 3 McAuleyMedical/Surgical | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Medical Surgical - 5 Brady FarrellMedical/Surgical | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Medical Surgical - 5 McAuleyMedical/Surgical | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 7 | 4 | Yes |
| Medical Surgical - 6 Brady FarrellMedical/Surgical | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Medical Surgical - 6 McAuleyMedical/Surgical | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 7 | 5 | Yes |
| Medical Surgical - 6 PavilionMedical/Surgical | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 8 | 3 | Yes |
| Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) - 3 MercyNeonatal | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology (IR) - 0 Brady FarrellNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 1.7 | None | None | 7 | 0 | Yes |
| Labor & Delivery - 3 Brady FarrellObstetrics/Gynecology | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 9 | 0 | Yes |
| Women's & Children's (Ante- & Post-Partum) - 3 PavilionObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 8 | 4 | Yes |
| Operating Rooms (OR) - 2 PavilionOther | 0.7 | 0.8 | None | 18.27 | 0 | Yes |
| Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) - 1 Pavilion & 2 PavilionOther | 1.7 | 1.6 | None | 12 | 0 | Yes |
| SPARC Ambulatory Detoxification - 6 Nolan RiddleOutpatient Clinics | 11.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| St. Peter's Breast Center - 317 Building, 3rd FloorOutpatient Clinics | 6.0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| St. Peter's Medical Oncology / Hematology - 317 Building, 2nd FloorOutpatient Clinics | 6.0 | None | None | 13 | 3.5 | Yes |
| St. Peter's Radiation Oncology - 317 Building, 1st FloorOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Inpatient Detoxification Rehabilitation - St. Mary's CampusRehabilitaion | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Short Stay Unit - 4 GabriloveShort Stay | 4.7 | None | 4.7 | 6 | 4 | Yes |
| Step-Down Unit (SDU) - 2 McAuleyStepdown | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Medical Surgical - 4 McAuleyTelemetry | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | Yes |
| Medical Surgical - 4 PavilionTelemetry | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 10 | 7 | Yes |
| Short Stay Unit - 4 GabriloveMedical/Surgical | None | 4.7 | None | None | None | Yes |
St Peters Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at St Peters Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 4.6 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), stepdown units 2.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), telemetry units 3.9 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) and obstetrics/gynecology units 1.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is St Peters Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did St Peters Hospital'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 Peters Hospital (PFI 0005)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). St Peters Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/st-peters-hospital