Cortland Regional Medical Center at a Glance
- 115 years in operation
- Service area: 75,000 people throughout Cortland County and parts of seven other surrounding counties
- Over 31,000 emergency and prompt care visits annually
- Over 5,300 inpatient visits annually
- Over 700 full time employees
A hallmark of our facility is our exceptional medical staff. Eighty-five physicians, the overwhelming majority of whom are board certified, are credentialed as members of either our active or consulting staff. They provide our community with access to a diversity of medical expertise that rivals many large urban hospitals. These men and women could be practicing in communities with large metropolitan hospitals but chose to be here in Cortland, because they recognized the challenges, opportunities, and quality of life that this region has to offer.
On March 1st, 2006 Cortland Memorial Hospital officially introduced to the general public, and begin using its new name: Cortland Regional Medical Center!
Why Change to a New Name?
During recent years, CMH has constantly evolved to better serve its patients, with more and improved services, enlarged and modernize our facilities, and made key healthcare services more accessible by establishing locations outside our walls out in the community. In short, we have “outgrown” the name Cortland Memorial Hospital. After 50 years, the name does not properly reflect the progress we have made, what we have become today…and what we aspire to be in the future.
Why the name Cortland Regional Medical Center?
A research firm conducted focus groups consisting of people both within the organization and out in the community. The objectives were to gauge opinions regarding a name change, as well as opinions on a list of possible new names. In each of the groups, the name Cortland Regional Medical Center was viewed the most positively and considered an appropriate new name for the hospital.
Why is Cortland Regional Medical Center the Right Name?
“Cortland”…we are proud of our roots and our home. The Cortland community has always supported the hospital financially and with the trust it has placed in our physicians, our staff, and our services. That is a tradition we value.
“Regional”…respect for our services, physicians, and professional staff has grown in Central New York. Each year, more and more people outside the Cortland area depend on our healthcare services. We are more than a local hospital.
“Medical Center”…a strategy of continuing to broaden our scope of services and building new and improved facilities has strengthened and diversified overall healthcare options in the region.
Here are 10 Recent Highlights of Service Growth and Improvement
| 1993 – | Opened 80-bed Cortland Memorial Nursing Facility (now Cortland Regional Nursing & Rehabilitation Center) |
| 1995 – | Established first community laboratory service center (Euclid Avenue) |
| 1996 – | Opened CMH Home Health Care (166 Madison St.) |
| 1996 – | Opened First In Therapy and later First Imaging (West Rd.) |
| 1998 – | Completed major renovations and established First In Surgery (now Outpatient Surgery) |
| 1999 – | Opened Evening Care, Weekends Too! (now Prompt Care) |
| 2003 – | Added 1,200 square feet and more imaging services to West Road building. Re-named Outpatient Service Center |
| 2003 – | Completed 12,000 addition to house Emergency Services Department (ER and Prompt Care) |
| 2005 – | Completed major renovation project to first floor of hospital (Admitting, Laboratory, Cardiology) |
| 2005 – | CMH Home Health Care moves to larger, renovated facility at 160 Homer Ave. (now Home Care Services) |