Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca
An acute care hospital in Ithaca, New York 14850
101 Dates Drive, Ithaca, New York 14850. (607) 274-4401.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 20, 2026.
- 3of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 3of 5 patient survey rating
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- 212 beds
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Jul 8, 2025: a complaint inspection.
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jun 18, 2025: complaint inspection2 deficiencies
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Patient Rights: Notice Of Rights
The inspectors’ words, 353 words
“PATIENT RIGHTS: NOTICE OF RIGHTS CFR(s): 482.13(a)(1) A hospital must inform each patient, or when appropriate, the patient’s representative (as allowed under State law), of the patient’s rights, in advance of furnishing or discontinuing patient care whenever possible. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 32908 Based on document review, medical record (MR) review and interview, in 4 of 14 (Patient #2, Patient #4, Patient #5, and Patient #6) MRs reviewed for Medicare beneficiary patients, the hospital did not ensure the required form titled “The Important Message From Medicare” (IM) was provided to the patients within 2 days of admission and/or not more than 2 days before the patient’s discharge. Findings include: -- Review of the hospital’s policy and procedure (P&P) titled “Important Message From Medicare,” published 11/2019, indicated to inform Medicare inpatients of their Patient Rights upon admission and upon discharge following an inpatient admission. Hospitals must deliver the “Important Message from Medicare” within 2 calendar days of admission and must obtain the signature of the beneficiary or their patient representative. Hospitals must provide a copy of the signed notice as far in advance of discharge as possible, but not more than 2 calendar days prior to discharge. Should the notice be delivered on the day of discharge, the patient/patient representative has up to four hours to consider their right to request a discharge review by the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO). -- Review of Patient #2’s MR revealed they were admitted on 5/21/2025. There was no signed IM form as of 6/17/2025 (28 days after admission). -- Review of Patient #4’s MR revealed they were admitted on 6/14/2025. There was no signed IM form as of 6/17/2025 (3 days after admission). -- Review of Patient #5’s MR revealed they were admitted on 3/4/2025. There was no signed IM form as of 6/17/2025 (105 days after admission). -- Review of Patient #6’s MR revealed they were admitted on 4/4/2025 and discharged on 4/7/2025. There was no signed IM form. -- During interview of Staff A, Program Manager, Clinical Regulatory and Policy Management on 6/18/2025 at 1:45 pm, they acknowledged the above findings.”
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Patient Rights: Care In Safe Setting
The inspectors’ words, 225 words
“PATIENT RIGHTS: CARE IN SAFE SETTING CFR(s): 482.13(c)(2) The patient has the right to receive care in a safe setting. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 49512 Based on medical record (MR) review and interview, a patient, (Patient #1) while inpatient, reported a sexual assault to hospital staff. The MR lacked documentation that the patient was offered a Sexual Assault Nurse Exam (SANE) examination or that a physical exam was performed. Findings include: -- Per MR review, on 6/2/2025, Patient #1 reported to staff that they were a victim of sexual assault by Patient #2 while inpatient on the Behavioral Services Unit (BSU). There is no documentation in the MR that a physical examination was performed or that a SANE examination was offered by staff to Patient #1 following the report of sexual assault. -- Per interview of Staff B, Clinical Staff, on 6/16/2025 at 11:15 am, a SANE examination was not brought up to Patient #1 following report of the sexual assault. -- Per interview of Staff C, Clinical Staff, on 6/16/2025 at 12:15 pm, Patient #1 had not complained of any injuries or trauma following the reported sexual assault. Staff B did not feel that a SANE examination was necessary. On 6/2/2025, after Patient #1’s hospital discharge, they presented to the ED with police requesting a SANE examination, which was performed.”
Jan 10, 2025: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Informed Consent
The inspectors’ words, 444 words
“INFORMED CONSENT CFR(s): 482.51(b)(2) A properly executed informed consent form for the operation must be in the patient’s chart before surgery, except in emergencies. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 36617 Based on medical record (MR) review, document review, and interview, in 7 of 8 MRs (Patient’s #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7), the anesthesia consent forms lacked the name of the certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) performing the anesthesia service and the signature of the anesthesiologist was not legible. Additionally, the hospital’s policy and procedure (P&P) lacked instruction to staff to document the name of the provider administering anesthesia on the consent. This lack of documentation does not portray the actual care provided to the patient. Findings include: -- Review of Patient #1’s MR revealed, their anesthesia consent form dated 7/26/2024 at 10:30 am, lacked documentation of the name of the CRNA that provided anesthesia services to the patient and the anesthesia provider’s signature was not legible. -- Review of Patient #2’s MR revealed, their anesthesia consent form dated 9/20/2024 at 5:30 am, lacked documentation of the name of the CRNA that provided anesthesia services to the patient and the anesthesia provider’s signature was not legible. -- Review of Patient #3’s MR revealed, their anesthesia consent form dated 12/23/2024 at 7:07 am, lacked documentation of the name of the CRNA that provided anesthesia services to the patient and the anesthesia provider’s signature was not legible. -- Review of Patient #4’s MR revealed, their anesthesia consent form dated 9/30/2024 at 2:01 pm, lacked documentation of the name of the CRNA that provided anesthesia services to the patient and the anesthesia provider’s signature was not legible. -- Review of Patient #5’s MR revealed, their anesthesia consent form dated 10/13/2024 at 7:01 am, lacked documentation of the name of the CRNA that provided anesthesia services to the patient and the anesthesia provider’s signature was not legible. -- Review of Patient #6’s MR revealed, their anesthesia consent form dated 10/4/2024 at 2:26 pm, lacked documentation of the name of the CRNA that provided anesthesia services to the patient and the anesthesia provider’s signature was not legible. -- Review of Patient #7’s MR revealed, their anesthesia consent form dated 12/31/2024 at 5:30 am, lacked documentation of the name of the CRNA that provided anesthesia services to the patient and the anesthesia provider’s signature was not legible. -- Review of the facility’s P&P titled “Consent for Anesthesia,” publish date 11/25/2022, lacked instruction to staff to identify the provider who would be providing the anesthesia to the patient during their procedure. -- During interview of Staff A on 1/8/2025 at 11:00 am, they acknowledged the above findings.”
All 4 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 30, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
How do patients fare?
- CMS’s overall CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System. for it is 3 of 5.
- Of the measures behind its CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System., CMS counts against the national value: mortality, 0 better and 1 worse of 7; safety of care, 1 better and 1 worse of 7; readmission, 1 better and 1 worse of 10.
- Patients rate it 3 of 5 in CMS’s patient survey (668 surveys completed, Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): 65% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 67% would definitely recommend it.
- Infections, compared by CMS with the national benchmark (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI), no different than national benchmark; catheter urinary tract infections (CAUTI), no different than national benchmark; MRSA bloodstream infections, no different than national benchmark; C. diff infections, no different than national benchmark.
- CMS’s patient safety composite for serious complications, PSI 90, Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2024: no different than the national value.
- Deaths within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025): heart attack 11.2%, heart failure 11.9%, pneumonia 22%, COPD 10.9%, stroke 15.1%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
- Readmissions within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2025): heart attack 13.8%, heart failure 20.3%, pneumonia 15.8%, COPD 18.7%, hip or knee replacement 6.3%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
- After outpatient care, compared by CMS: unplanned hospital visits after a colonoscopy, no different than the national rate; hospital admissions after outpatient chemotherapy, no different than the national rate; emergency visits after outpatient chemotherapy, no different than the national rate; unplanned hospital visits after outpatient surgery, no different than expected.
- Emergency department patients spent a median of 244 minutes there before leaving (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025), and 2% left before being seen.
- 36% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock got the care CMS measures, SEP-1 (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025).
- Medicare’s spending per patient here is 1.04 times the national median (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024).
CMS, Hospital General Information, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital, Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital, Timely and Effective Care - Hospital and Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Complications and Deaths - Hospital and Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital. Released Sep 30, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
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| Overall ratingCMS’s overall hospital quality star rating, 1 to 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the hospital’s patients (HCAHPS), 1 to 5 | 3 of 5 |
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Medicare-certified acute care hospital since Jul 1, 1966.
- Ownership: voluntary non-profit - private.
- It is accredited by The Joint Commission, whose surveys stand in for the state’s routine inspections.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
- It has an inpatient rehabilitation unit of 15 beds, which CMS lists apart as a rehabilitation facility.
- Voluntary non-profit - Private.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been penalized?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals.
- Not among the hospitals whose Medicare payments CMS cut under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program for fiscal year 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated yearly.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
What do patients say about their care?
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
- In CMS’s patient survey, patients rate how well its nurses communicated 4 of 5.
- 68% of its health care workers got a flu shot (Oct 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025).
CMS, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital and Timely and Effective Care - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- 20 owners or officers are people: James Brown (corporate director, 7.14%); Martin Stallone (corporate officer); Martin Stallone (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Joel Malina (corporate director); Fred Wickham (corporate director); Paul Streeter (corporate director); Suzanne Blowers (corporate officer); Paula Younger (corporate officer); Jennifer Whittaker (corporate director); Thomas P Livigne (corporate officer); John-Paul Daniel Mead (corporate director); Yvette Conyers (corporate director); La Jerne Terry Cornish, Ph.d. (corporate director); Cris Donovan (corporate director); Gary A Koretzky (corporate director); Robert Hollis (corporate director); Kenneth Clarke (corporate director); Laurie J Mante (corporate director); Eunice Nayo (corporate director); Greg Hartz (corporate officer).
- CMS’s Provider of Services file records 2 changes of ownership.
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How does it compare nearby?
- No other hospital CMS lists is in Tompkins County.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals, so none are shown. The one payment cut CMS publishes for each hospital, under its Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, is shown where it applies.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- Most hospitals are accredited by a private organisation (The Joint Commission, DNV and others) whose routine inspections stand in for the state’s; those reports aren’t public, and QCOR holds only the state’s surveys: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
- QCOR says its hospital inspection data are complete only through September 17, 2026, while it moves to a new system.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
- In its September 2026 release CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for death and readmission rates, though it gives the rates.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (xubh-q36u).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital.
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital (77hc-ibv8).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Complications and Deaths - Hospital (ynj2-r877).
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital (632h-zaca).
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Timely and Effective Care - Hospital (yv7e-xc69).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital (rrqw-56er).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program (yq43-i98g).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated yearly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities (Hospital_and_other.DATA.Q3_2026.csv).
Released Oct 14, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies (Hospital_2567s_2010_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital All Owners (Hospital_All_Owners_2026.09.29.csv).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Enrollments (Hospital_Enrollments_2026.09.29.csv).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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