Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital (Essex County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 bed 6 room EDEmergency Department | 8.0 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| outpatient infusion services- 3 rooms 5 chairsInfusion Services | 3.5 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Inpatient Patient Care Unit- Acute and Swing bed patientsMedical/Surgical | 5.5 | None | None | 5 | 3.5 | Yes |
| Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab Classes- Outpatient M-ThursOther | 6.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Outpatient Specialty Practice Physicians come once or twice a month for a clinicOther | 12.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Primary Care Health Center- AuSable ForksOther | None | None | None | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Primary Care Health Center- High Peaks- WilmingtonOther | None | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Primary Care Health Center- WestportOther | None | None | None | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Primary Care Health Center- Willsboro- Smith HouseOther | None | None | None | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Primary Care Health center- Elizabethtown Community Health CenterOther | 2.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Primary Care- health center- Crown PointOther | None | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Same as above for day shiftEmergency Department | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Inpatient Patient Care Unit- Acute and swing bed patientsMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Same as aboveEmergency Department | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Inpatient Unit Patient Care UnitMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 5.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 8.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), infusion services units 3.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0) and other units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.8). 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 - Elizabethtown Community Hospital a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (62 employees, contract to 31 Oct 2029).
Did The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community 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, The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital (PFI 0303)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community 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-elizabethtown-community-hospital