Cayuga Medical Center

Cayuga Medical Center
Cayuga Health System
Cayuga Medical Center shown in New York State
Geography
Location	101 Dates Drive, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, United States
Coordinates	42°28′09″N76°32′14″W / 42.469273°N 76.53727°W / 42.469273; -76.53727
Organization
Care system	Medicare, Medicaid, and Public
Funding	Was non-profit, now part of Centralis Health
Type	General and teaching [1]
Affiliated university	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital Sands-Constellation Heart Institute, Cleveland Clinic heart surgery center Mayo Medical Laboratories University of Rochester Medical Center Syracuse University Upstate University Hospital Ithaca College School of Nursing, Tompkins Cortland Community College [1]
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	204 [2] [1]
History
Opened	As Tompkins County Hospital 1980 as Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca [3]
Links
Website	cayugamed.org
Lists	Hospitals in New York State

Cayuga Medical Center, officially referred to as Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca and abbreviated as CMC, was a not-for-profit general hospital in Ithaca, New York, serving the residents of Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca, Tioga, and Tompkins counties. The hospital has 204 beds in total, and is one of the largest hospitals in the Finger Lakes region and the Southern Tier. ^[1]

In 2014, the hospital announced its partnership with Schuyler Hospital, another not-for-profit general hospital in nearby Montour Falls, New York and the creation of an umbrella organization for the two hospitals, the Cayuga Health System. ^[4]

In January 2025, Cayuga Health joined with Arnot Health to operate together as Centralus Health, a private health company Centralus Health, a private health company. ^{[5] [6]}

History

The hospital was originally known as the Tompkins County Hospital, and located on East Hill in the city of Ithaca. In the early 1970s, the hospital moved to a large new facility on West Hill outside of Ithaca. In early 1996 it changed its name to the Cayuga Medical Center.

References

1. "Overview: History, Mission, Core Values". Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Cayuga Medical Center. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
2. "Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca (Ithaca, NY) Detailed Hospital Profile". Hospital-data.com. Advameg, Inc. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
3. "Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, Inc.: Private Company Information". Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
4. Hayes, Matthew. "Cayuga Medical, Schuyler Hospitals unite as one system". Ithaca Journal. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
5. Lucas, Judy (January 8, 2025). "Cayuga and Arnot Health to affiliate under sprawling new health system". The Ithaca Voice. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
6. Murray, Jeff. "Arnot Health, Cayuga Health joining forces to create new regional healthcare system". Star-Gazette. Retrieved November 11, 2025.