Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Westfield Memorial Hospital Inc: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Westfield Memorial Hospital Inc (Chautauqua 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. Allegheny Health Network'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayshift only surgery area open two days/wk completing outpatient surgical procedures and endoscopyAmbulatory Surgery | 1.0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Emergency patientsEmergency Department | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Observation UnitOther | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Outpatient wound clinic open two days/wk, dayshift onlyOutpatient Clinics | None | None | None | 0 | 0 | Yes |
Westfield Memorial Hospital Inc nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Westfield Memorial Hospital Inc?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: emergency department units 3.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), ambulatory surgery units 1.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 3.0) and other units 1.0 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 Westfield Memorial Hospital Inc a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did Westfield Memorial Hospital Inc's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Westfield Memorial Hospital Inc hiring?
Allegheny Health Network 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, Westfield Memorial Hospital Inc (PFI 0111)
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