Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
The Unity Hospital of Rochester: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan The Unity Hospital of Rochester (Monroe County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 34 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. Rochester Regional 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac catheterizationCardiac Catheterization/EP | 2.5 | None | None | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Non-invasive CardiologyCardiovascular | 10.1 | None | None | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| Special Care UnitCardiovascular | 5.2 | None | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Inpatient Chemical DependencyChemical Dependency | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 2 | 5 | Yes |
| Acute Dialysis - Inpatient hemodialysis (closed night shift, Saturday evening, night shift)Dialysis - Acute | 2.0 | None | None | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| Emergency Department (ED)Emergency Department | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 14 | 10 | Yes |
| Endoscopy - Inpatient/ambulatory GI procedures (7am-7pm Monday-Friday)Endoscopy | 1.2 | 0.5 | None | 13 | 1 | Yes |
| ICU - Intensive Care Unit (medical and surgical)Intensive Care | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 11 | 2 | Yes |
| 2100 Unit - Vascular/Medical/Surgical/TelemetryMedical/Surgical | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 2200 Unit - Cardiac /Medical/Surgical/TelemetryMedical/Surgical | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 2300 Unit - Cardiac/Stroke/Medical/Surgical/TelemetryMedical/Surgical | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 3300 Unit - Neurosurgery /Medical/Surgical/TelemetryMedical/Surgical | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 3400 Unit - General Surgery /Medical/Surgical/TelemetryMedical/Surgical | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 4100 Unit - Pulmonary/Medical/Surgical/TelemetryMedical/Surgical | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 4200 Unit - Pulmonary/Medical/Surgical/TelemetryMedical/Surgical | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 4300 Unit - General Medical /Medical/Surgical/TelemetryMedical/Surgical | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Special Care Nursery (SCN)- Newborn NurseryNeonatal | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Family Birthplace (FBP)- Obststric/maternityObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 10 | 1 | Yes |
| 4400 Unit - Oncology /Medical/Surgical/TelemetryOncology | 3.6 | None | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 3100 Unit - Orthopedic /Medical/SurgicalOrthopedics | 3.6 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 2 | Yes |
| 3200 Unit - Orthopedic /Medical/Surgical/TelemetryOrthopedics | 3.6 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 2 | Yes |
| 2600 Unit - Observation UnitOther | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Extended Stay PACUOther | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| GI OverflowOther | 4.6 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology LabOther | 2.7 | None | None | 6 | 4 | Yes |
| Operating Room (OR)Other | 1.7 | 1.0 | None | 14 | 2 | Yes |
| Pre-Anesthesia (Pre-An), Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)Other | 1.6 | 2.8 | None | 14.5 | 4 | Yes |
| Surgical Pre-Testing - Day Shift Monday-Friday onlyOther | 4.2 | None | None | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| TCC SurgeOther | 3.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 3600 Unit - Brain Injury RehabilitationRehabilitaion | 4.2 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| 2400 Unit - Intensive Nursing Care Unit (INCU) / Telemetry/ Step-downStepdown | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| 2700 - Medical Surgical TelemetryTelemetry | 3.7 | None | 5.5 | 6 | 2 | Yes |
| 4400 Unit - Oncology /Medical/Surgical/TelemetryMedical/Surgical | None | 4.5 | 4.5 | None | None | Yes |
| 2700 Medical Surgical TelemetryTelemetry | None | 4.4 | None | None | None | Yes |
The Unity Hospital of Rochester nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at The Unity Hospital of Rochester?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 3.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 1.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 2.4 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), telemetry units 3.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 4.2 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and obstetrics/gynecology units 1.5 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 The Unity Hospital of Rochester a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did The Unity Hospital of Rochester's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is The Unity Hospital of Rochester hiring?
Rochester Regional 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, The Unity Hospital of Rochester (PFI 0471)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). The Unity Hospital of Rochester nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/the-unity-hospital-of-rochester