Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (Clinton County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invasive Cardiology/ EPCardiac Catheterization/EP | 2.5 | None | None | 7 | 6 | Yes |
| Cardiac Rehab and Non-Invasive CardiologyCardiovascular | 19.9 | None | None | 6 | 11.4 | Yes |
| Dialysis - Inpatient and OutpatientDialysis - Acute | 2.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | No |
| Emergency DepartmentEmergency Department | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 9.5 | 3.5 | No |
| ICUIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| 4Main ALCMedical/Surgical | 7.5 | None | None | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| R3 Med Surg TeleMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 5 | 3 | No |
| R5 Med Surg TeleMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 5 | 2 | No |
| R6 Med Surg TeleMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | No |
| R7 Med Surg TeleMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | No |
| R7 Med Surg Tele/Alternative Level of Care BedsMedical/Surgical | 12.5 | None | None | 2 | 3 | No |
| Labor and DeliveryObstetrics/Gynecology | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Post PartumObstetrics/Gynecology | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Medical Oncology/ Infusion Staffing PlanOncology | 7.4 | None | None | 16 | 3.8 | Yes |
| Radiation OncologyOncology | 24.2 | None | None | 1 | 5 | Yes |
| Interventional RadiologyOther | 3.2 | None | None | 6 | 5 | Yes |
| OR/PACU/ENDOOther | 0.5 | None | None | 26 | 15 | Yes |
| Radiology department: MRI, CT, ultrasound, nuclear med, x-ray, mammographyOther | 59.0 | None | None | 2 | 34 | No |
| Cardiology - GeneralOutpatient Clinics | 16.6 | None | None | 5 | 8 | Yes |
| ENTOutpatient Clinics | 14.0 | None | None | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| EndocrinologyOutpatient Clinics | 15.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| GastroenterologyOutpatient Clinics | 21.0 | None | None | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, DermatologyOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Vascular, DermatologyOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Infectious DiseaseOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| NeurologyOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Neurosurgery and Pain ManagementOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Obstetrics/GynecologyOutpatient Clinics | 38.5 | None | None | 2 | 5 | Yes |
| OrthopedicsOutpatient Clinics | 38.0 | None | None | 2 | 3 | Yes |
| Primary Care (Family Medicine Center)Outpatient Clinics | 18.2 | None | None | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| Pulmonology and Sleep LabOutpatient Clinics | 17.5 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| UrologyOutpatient Clinics | 13.5 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Adult PsychiatryPsychiatry | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | No |
| Child and Adolescent PsychiatryPsychiatry | 6.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 3 | Yes |
| Cardiac and Vascular Care - Observation UnitShort Stay | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| R4 Progressive CareStepdown | 3.0 | None | 3.0 | 7 | 3 | No |
| 4-Main ALCMedical/Surgical | None | 7.5 | 7.5 | None | None | Yes |
| R4 Progressive CareMedical/Surgical | None | 3.0 | None | None | None | No |
| R3 Med Surg TeleStepdown | None | 5.0 | 5.0 | None | None | No |
The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians 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), intensive care units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 3.0 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 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and psychiatry units 6.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 6.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (886 employees, contract to 12 May 2026) and SEIU 1199 (1,218 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2026).
Did The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 24 of the plan's 62 unit-and-shift plans (among them Dialysis - Inpatient and Outpatient, Emergency Department, R3 Med Surg Tele and R5 Med Surg Tele), where the plan carries its members' and the chief executive's statements.
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 University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (PFI 0135)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/the-university-of-vermont-health-network-champlain-valley-physicians-hospital