Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Vassar Brothers Medical Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Vassar Brothers Medical Center (Dutchess County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cath Lab Pre- & Post Procedure M-F until 1900, info below based on thatCardiac Catheterization/EP | 3.5 | 2.5 | None | 4.25 | 1 | No |
| EP Lab Pre- & Post Procedural Area, M-F until 1900, info is for that timeframeCardiac Catheterization/EP | 1.9 | 1.0 | None | 4.25 | 1 | No |
| Electrophysiology Procedural Lab, open M-F until 1900Cardiac Catheterization/EP | 2.0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | No |
| The Cardiac Catheterization procedural area, open 7a-7p on call when closed 2RN, 1 techCardiac Catheterization/EP | 3.2 | 1.6 | None | 5 | 3 | No |
| 4-patient capacity HD room for IP, mobile unit avail. On call Nights & Sun, info below M-SatDialysis - Acute | 2.7 | 2.2 | None | 2.25 | 0 | No |
| The Emergency Department has 64 single occupancy rooms including three trauma bays.Emergency Department | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 6 | No |
| GI Lab pre- & post- proc. area, open M-F until 1800, on call E, N, w.e 1 RN, 1 tech, Info below M-FEndoscopy | 3.8 | 2.0 | None | 4 | 1 | No |
| GI procedural area. on call 1 RN, 1 tech when closedEndoscopy | 5.7 | 2.7 | None | 2.63 | 3.63 | No |
| Chemotherapy Infusion Center is a 22 chair unit open 0800-1730 M-F info below is for those hoursInfusion Services | 7.6 | 1.3 | None | 4.36 | 0.88 | No |
| Non-Chemo Infusion Center is a 14 chair unit open 0800-1730 M-F, Sat 7-130p info below is for M-FInfusion Services | 15.2 | 2.1 | None | 2.63 | 0.88 | No |
| 2 South is a 30-bed intensive care unitIntensive Care | 1.7 | None | None | 14 | 3 | No |
| 4 North is a 35-bed medical/surgical Nephrology Care UnitMedical/Surgical | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 7 | 3 | No |
| 5 North is a 36-bed medical/surgical cardiac unitMedical/Surgical | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 7 | 3 | No |
| 6 North is a 36-bed medical surgical unitMedical/Surgical | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 7 | 3 | No |
| 6 South is a 30-bed medical/surgical neuroscience care unitMedical/Surgical | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 6 | 3 | No |
| 7 North is a 36-bed medical surgical unitMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | No |
| 7 South is a 30-bed medical/surgical oncology unitMedical/Surgical | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 6 | 3 | No |
| The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is a Level III 15-bed unit for infants 22 weeks gestation to termNeonatal | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 5 | 0.5 | No |
| 1 Columbia Radiology: open M-F until 2030 , S 7-2p, RN avail for support CT and phone triageNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 2.7 | 1.3 | None | 3 | 0 | No |
| 4 IR procedure rooms, & pre & post bays M-F until 1730, on call after & w.e 2Rn & 2 techNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 2.2 | 1.0 | None | 9.25 | 2 | No |
| Labor and Delivery is a 10-bed labor and delivery unit with a 6-bay triage, 2 ORs and 3-bay recoveryObstetrics/Gynecology | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 6 | 2 | No |
| Mother Baby Unit (MBU) is a maternity unit with 27 single occupancy rooms and 2 double bedsObstetrics/Gynecology | 3.9 | None | None | 5 | 2 | No |
| 1 Columbia Cardiac Testing. RN direct care 1d/wk- info below based on that. 1 RN Mon for prepOther | 3.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Cardiothoracic OR- 3 room M-F D, on call E, N, w.e 1 RN 1 tech Schedules change based on vol/ acuityOther | 1.0 | None | None | 2 | 2 | No |
| Pre-Operative Care Unit open M-F days until 1830, info below is for M-FOther | 4.3 | 1.3 | None | 7 | 1.5 | No |
| Radiation Oncology, Nursing Supports various cases, open M-F Days- info below reps thatOther | 24.5 | None | None | 2 | 0 | No |
| The Operating Room Suite has 13 operating rooms. Schedules change based on vol/ acuityOther | 1.5 | 1.9 | None | 13.5 | 13.5 | No |
| The Post Anesthesia Care Unit is a 24 bay unit.Other | 3.1 | None | None | 6 | 0.8 | No |
| The Pediatric unit is a 9-bed acute care inpatient unitPediatric | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | No |
| 4 South is a 30-bed medical and critical care step-down unitStepdown | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 8 | 3 | No |
| 5 South is a 30-bed surgical, medical, and critical care step-down unitStepdown | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 7 | 3 | No |
| Electrophysiology Procedural Lab, open M-F until 1900 info below is for that timeframeCardiac Catheterization/EP | None | 1.0 | None | None | None | No |
| 2 South is a 30-bed Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care | None | 1.7 | 1.7 | None | None | No |
| Mother Baby Unit (MBU) is a maternity unit with 27 single occupancy patient rooms and 2 double bedsObstetrics/Gynecology | None | 3.9 | 3.9 | None | None | No |
| The Post Anesthesia Care Unit is a 16 bay unit.Other | None | 2.2 | 3.0 | None | None | No |
| The Operating Room Suite has 13 operating rooms. 1 in house and 1 on call or 2 on callOther | None | None | 1.0 | None | None | No |
Vassar Brothers Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Vassar Brothers Medical Center?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 4.8 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 1.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), stepdown units 3.3 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.7), emergency department units 4.4 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.7 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6) and pediatric units 0.6 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.8). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Vassar Brothers Medical Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports a collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff: New York State Nurses Association (963 employees, contract to 31 Jan 2028) and SEIU 1199 (1,137 employees, contract to 30 Sep 2028).
Did Vassar Brothers Medical Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Not on every unit: the committee did not reach consensus on 74 of the plan's 75 unit-and-shift plans (among them Cath Lab Pre- & Post Procedure M-F until 1900, info below based on that, EP Lab Pre- & Post Procedural Area, M-F until 1900, info is for that timeframe, Electrophysiology Procedural Lab, open M-F until 1900 and The Cardiac Catheterization procedural area, open 7a-7p on call when closed 2RN, 1 tech), 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, Vassar Brothers Medical Center (PFI 0181)
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