ONEIDA, N.Y. — Oneida Health recently announced that Victor Sirchia, who served on its board of trustees for 28 years, died on Dec. 14. Sirchia was a board member since 1993 and was chair of the board since 2003. Professionally, he was a partner, business advisor/consultant, and CPA for Sirchia CPAs and Financial Advisors since […]
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Oneida Health recently announced that Victor Sirchia, who served on its board of trustees for 28 years, died on Dec. 14.
Sirchia was a board member since 1993 and was chair of the board since 2003.
Professionally, he was a partner, business advisor/consultant, and CPA for Sirchia CPAs and Financial Advisors since 1998. Sirchia was a local native and graduate of Vernon Verona Sherrill Central Schools.
“Vic’s dedication to Oneida Health and the community it serves was second to none and he showed it over decades of selfless service. He will be greatly missed by the Oneida Health family and all those who knew him,” Michael Kallet, vice chairman of the Oneida Health board of trustees, said in a release.
Oneida Health noted that Sirchia was part of numerous key decisions its board had to make during the last three decades.
“Vic played a vital role in the many challenges we have faced in the past 28 years. From spinning off from the city as a stand-alone not-for-profit; dramatic changes in how hospitals are paid; technological changes from laparoscopic surgeries, CAT and MRI machines, to robotic surgery; adding services, locations and buildings; and the great challenge of surviving as a community hospital in a health care environment that does not truly value community hospitals,” Peter Hedglon, member of the Oneida Health board of trustees, added. “We could have not done it without him.”
Oneida Health serves an area comprised of 29 communities in Madison and western Oneida counties with a population of about 100,000 people. The health system includes a 101-bed acute-care hospital, emergency department, surgery center, 160-bed extended-care and short-term rehab facility, primary-care offices, internal medicine, comprehensive lab services, home medical equipment, comprehensive imaging services, outpatient therapy, and various care specialties.
