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The Patient to Nurse Ratios Are Increasing - Registered Nurse Baystate Health Employee Review

2.0
Sep 29, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

A new building was completed in March 2012. The new area has private rooms for patients and a couch in the room for family to stay overnight. It is clean and pretty. Provides good health benefits

Cons

While management focuses on increasing patient satisfaction so reimbursement will not be affected, they have not addressed safe staffing ratios. Nurse to patient ratios are often 6:1 and potentially could go to 7:1 in the daytime. The nighttime patient ratios are anywhere from 6 - 8 patients for one nurse. Nurse hiring freeze. Unable to take a single day off during the summer. Employees only able to take a week block off. Lots of documentation time that takes away time for bedside care.

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5.0
Apr 7, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

good communication and teamwork as a whole

Cons

short staffed quiet frequently on the floor

2.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Pay range is well even for starting out

Cons

Not much diversity at all, most employees are of European decent or MIXED. Wouldn't recommend this dept for people who aren't of euro or mixed race. Confidentiality goes out the window, CM's are not team players, Manager cannot lead a team effectively. Too much personal life talk within staff, makes it hard to focus on work when colleagues are busy gathering personal info about you.

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