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Massachusetts Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: State Law and Hospitals' Postings

nurse-to-patient ratio healthcare jobs are open in Massachusetts today, of them for nurses. Read every night from the employers' own job boards.

What Massachusetts law requires

  • ICU nurse-to-patient ratio

    Every Massachusetts intensive care unit must assign each registered nurse one or two patients depending on stability.

    “in all intensive care units the patient assignment for the registered nurse shall be 1:1 or 1:2 depending on the stability of the patient as assessed by the acuity tool and by the staff nurses in the unit” M.G.L. c. 111, § 231 (source: M.G.L. c. 111, § 231)

From Massachusetts's own code or health department, read 9 Nov 2026. The ratios below are what each hospital's own posting states for its unit, and every state's law is on the ratio hub.

Ratio stated registered nurse and LPN jobs in Massachusetts

14 jobs, newest first.

Employers hiring for nurse-to-patient ratio jobs in Massachusetts

Healthcare openings in Massachusetts, every week

A weekly email with the newest healthcare openings in Massachusetts, taken from the employers' own careers sites. Free, stop anytime.

Frequently asked questions

How many nurse-to-patient ratio healthcare jobs are open in Massachusetts?

14 today: 14 registered nurse and LPN jobs.

How much do nurse-to-patient ratio nurses make in Massachusetts?

Too few nurse-to-patient ratio nursing jobs in Massachusetts state an hourly rate for a figure; each job here shows the pay its posting states.

Does Massachusetts have a nurse-to-patient ratio law?

Yes: Every Massachusetts intensive care unit must assign each registered nurse one or two patients depending on stability. (M.G.L. c. 111, § 231) The law's own words are on this page.

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