Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca (Tompkins County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 28 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. Cayuga Medical Center'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal Child Health Unit located on the 1st floor of Cayuga Medical CenterOther | 2.3 | 1.3 | None | 4 | 0 | Not stated |
| Outpatient Infusion services - located on the 3rd floor of Cayuga Medical CenterOther | 6.3 | None | None | 4 | 0 | Not stated |
| 4 South Medical/Telemetry Unit located on the 4th floor of Cayuga Medical CenterTelemetry | 5.0 | None | None | 4 | 3 | Not stated |
| 4 North-Medical adult patient care unit located on the 4th floor of Cayuga Medical centerOther | 5.0 | None | None | 5 | 4 | Not stated |
| Endoscopy inpatient and outpatient located on the 3rd floor of Cayuga Medical CenterOther | 4.0 | None | None | 4 | 2 | Not stated |
| Cayuga Heart and Vascular located on the 3rd floor of Cayuga Medical Center -Other | 5.0 | None | None | 5.5 | 1 | Not stated |
| Short Stay Surgical Unit located on the 3rd floor of Cayuga Medical CenterMedical/Surgical | 5.0 | None | None | 4 | 3 | Not stated |
| Inpatient Rehab located on the 2nd floor of Cayuga Medical CenterOther | 6.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Not stated |
| Operating Room located on the 3rd floor of Cayuga Medical Center. Inpatient and Outpatient surgeriesOther | 4.0 | None | None | 10 | 10 | Not stated |
| Pre-admission Testing located on the 3rd floor of Cayuga Medical Center.Other | 7.0 | None | None | 7 | 0 | Not stated |
| Prep and Recovery located on th 3rd floor of Cayuga Medical CenterOther | 6.0 | None | None | 8 | 3 | Not stated |
| Imaging: Nursing assists Radiologists. Located on 2nd floor Cayuga Medical CenterOther | 2.0 | None | None | 3 | 8 | Not stated |
| Vascular AccessOther | 15.0 | None | None | 1.2 | 0 | Not stated |
| Acute and chronic treatments for adults, located 4th floor of Cayuga Medical Center and ICU roomIntensive Care | 2.0 | None | None | 1.28 | 0 | Not stated |
| Pain Management (Medical and Interventional)located on the 2nd floor of Cayuga Medical CenterOther | 4.0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | Not stated |
| Intensive Care Unit located on the 3rd floor of Cayuga Medical CenterIntensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | None | 5 | 1 | Not stated |
| The Emergency department is located on the 2nd floor of Cayuga Medical CenterEmergency Department | 4.0 | None | None | 6.5 | 4.5 | Not stated |
| Outpatient Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine 2nd floor Cayuga Medical CenterOther | 7.0 | None | None | 2.4 | 1 | Not stated |
| Adolescent Behavioral HealthOther | 6.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Not stated |
| Adult Behavioral HealthOther | 6.0 | 6.0 | None | 3 | 3 | Not stated |
| Radiation Oncology - Oncology office visits. Located at Cayuga Medical CenterOther | 15.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Not stated |
| Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit located on the 2nd floor of Cayuga Medical CenterOther | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Not stated |
| Inpatient Rehab is located on the 2nd floor of Cayuga Medical CenterOther | None | 6.0 | None | None | None | Not stated |
| Short Stay Surgical Unit is located on the 3rd floor of Cayuga Medical CenterMedical/Surgical | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Not stated |
| The Emergency Department is located on the 2nd floor of Cayuga Medical CenterEmergency Department | None | 4.0 | None | None | None | Not stated |
| 4 North Medical adult unit located on the 4th floor of Cayuga Medical CenterOther | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Not stated |
| 4 South Medical/Telemetry adult unit located on the 4th floor of Cayuga Medical CenterTelemetry | None | 5.0 | None | None | None | Not stated |
| Acute and Chronic treatments for adults located on the 4th floor and ICU room as needed at Cayuga Medical CenterIntensive Care | None | 2.0 | None | None | None | Not stated |
Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), intensive care units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.0), telemetry units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0), emergency department units 4.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5) and other units 6.0 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 Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca a union hospital?
Its plan does not say.
Did Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Its plan does not say.
Is Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca hiring?
Cayuga Medical Center 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, Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca (PFI 0977)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/cayuga-medical-center-at-ithaca