Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
UPMC Chautauqua at WCA: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan UPMC Chautauqua at WCA (Chautauqua 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. UPMC'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulatory surgery/OP infusion area. First floor Connected to OR.Ambulatory Surgery | 2.8 | None | None | 5 | 2 | Yes |
| Cardiology - provides cardiac testing/procedures and OP rehab. Main floor (2nd)Cardiovascular | 5.3 | None | None | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 4B: Inpatient Chemical DependencyChemical Dependency | 15.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Outpatient residential. OASAS 820 license. JMHC campusChemical Dependency | 20.0 | None | None | 1 | 5.3 | Yes |
| 3D ICU: Mixed ICU, Stepdown and overflow patients. Third floor D wing.Critical Care | 2.0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| 28 bed acute care community ED - ADC 98. Located on first floor of facility.Emergency Department | 6.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 3 | Yes |
| Endoscopy suite. First floor off ambulatory surgery area.Endoscopy | 8.3 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Hillman Infusion - cancer center. Consultations, chemo. Open 8-4 4B wing.Infusion Services | 9.5 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| 3C: 6 bed overflow med/surg unit; Infusions Third floor C wing.Medical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| 4D: Medical, surgical and pediatrics unit. Work 12 hour shifts. 4th floor D and C wingMedical/Surgical | 6.0 | None | None | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| PET scan - contracted once a week. Main floorNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 11.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| 3E: Maternal child - OB. Third floor E building.Obstetrics/Gynecology | 4.0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Interventional Radiology lab - main (second) floorOther | 1.3 | None | None | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Operating room - basic general surgery, robotics, Open 7a -5p. Call team available. 1st floorOther | 10.0 | None | None | 5 | 4 | Yes |
| PACU: Recovery area for OR/ASC. First floorOther | 3.3 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| 4E: Adult inpatient mental health. Fourth floor E buildingPsychiatry | 10.0 | None | None | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| 4EC: Adolescent mental health. Fourth floor E building.Psychiatry | 10.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 5D: 30 bed Telemetry unit. 5th floor D wingTelemetry | 6.0 | None | None | 5 | 3 | Yes |
| Ambulatory surgery/OP infusion area. First floor Connected to OR. Closed at 7pAmbulatory Surgery | None | 3.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 4B: Chemical DependencyChemical Dependency | None | 15.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| Outpatient residential chemical dependency unit.Chemical Dependency | None | 20.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3D ICU: Mixed ICU, Stepdown and overflow unitIntensive Care | None | 2.5 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3C 6 bed overflow unit medical/surgical; InfusionsMedical/Surgical | None | 5.3 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 4D: Medical, surgical, pedsMedical/Surgical | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 3E: OB Mother BabyObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
| 4E: Adult mental healthPsychiatry | None | 10.0 | 10.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 4EC: Adolescent mental healthPsychiatry | None | 10.0 | 10.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 5D: TelemetryTelemetry | None | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 4B: Chemical Dependency UnitChemical Dependency | None | None | 15.0 | None | None | Yes |
| Outpatient residential unitChemical Dependency | None | None | 20.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 3D ICU; Mixed ICU, Stepdown and overflowIntensive Care | None | None | 2.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 3C 6 bed overflow unit; InfusionsMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 4D: Medical, surgical, pediatricsMedical/Surgical | None | None | 6.0 | None | None | Yes |
| 3E: OB, Mother BabyObstetrics/Gynecology | None | None | 4.0 | None | None | Yes |
UPMC Chautauqua at WCA nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at UPMC Chautauqua at WCA?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), critical care units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), telemetry units 6.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 6.2 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 10.0 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 UPMC Chautauqua at WCA a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did UPMC Chautauqua at WCA's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is UPMC Chautauqua at WCA hiring?
UPMC 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, UPMC Chautauqua at WCA (PFI 0102)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). UPMC Chautauqua at WCA nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/upmc-chautauqua-at-wca