Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital ML: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital ML (Essex County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 4 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- 5 room ED- outpatient campus with ancillary services.Emergency Department | 3.0 | None | None | 2.5 | 1 | Yes |
| Outpatient Specialty Practices. Different Providers one or two days a month. Outpatient Infusion SerOther | 14.0 | None | None | 2 | 0.5 | Yes |
| Same as aboveEmergency Department | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Same as Day ShiftEmergency Department | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital ML 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 ML?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: emergency department units 3.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and other units 14.0 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 ML a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (18 employees, contract to 31 Oct 2029).
Did The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital ML'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 ML (PFI 0309)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital ML 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-ml