Its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center: nurse-to-patient ratios by unit
The staffing plan Guthrie Cortland Medical Center (Cortland County) filed with New York's Department of Health: for each of its 15 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. Guthrie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre and Post Surgery careAmbulatory Surgery | 3.0 | None | None | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| Diagnostic Cardiac ServicesCardiovascular | 5.0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Emergency CareEmergency Department | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4 | Yes |
| Endoscopic proceduresEndoscopy | 2.0 | None | None | 9 | 5 | Yes |
| Intensive Care Unit (ICU)Intensive Care | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Med/Surg-Telemetry (2S)Medical/Surgical | 8.0 | None | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| Medical/Surgical-Telemetry (2C)Medical/Surgical | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| Interventional RadiologyNuclear Medicine/Radiology | 5.0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Maternity (2E)Obstetrics/Gynecology | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Cancer center/medical infusionOncology | 5.0 | None | None | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| Cardiac Rehab-program for cardiac outpatients (Monday through Friday, day shift only)Other | 5.0 | None | None | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| PACU-post anesthesia care unitOther | 3.0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Surgical Services-Operating RoomOther | 1.0 | None | None | 7 | 0 | Yes |
| Psychiatric Unit (1E)Psychiatry | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Med-Surg-Telemetry (2S)Medical/Surgical | None | 8.0 | None | None | None | Yes |
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit: common questions
What is the nurse-to-patient ratio at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center?
By its 2026-2027 clinical staffing plan, on the day shift: medical/surgical units 8.0 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), emergency department units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 4.5), obstetrics/gynecology units 2.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 2.6), psychiatry units 5.5 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 6.0) and oncology units 5.0 patients per RN (New York's median hospital 5.0). These are planned averages for each unit; the table lists every unit and the evening and night shifts.
Is Guthrie Cortland Medical Center a union hospital?
Its plan reports no collective bargaining agreement covering clinical staff.
Did Guthrie Cortland Medical Center's staffing committee agree on the plan?
Yes, on every unit and shift of the plan, by the plan's own answers.
Is Guthrie Cortland Medical Center hiring?
Guthrie 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, Guthrie Cortland Medical Center (PFI 0158)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Guthrie Cortland Medical Center nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/new-york-hospital-staffing-plans/guthrie-cortland-medical-center