** Mission Statement **
The mission of the Oneida Healthcare Center is to plan, provide and coordinate the highest quality progressive and comprehensive health care services for the greater Oneida area and surrounding communities.
Oneida Healthcare Center (OHC) is a 101-bed acute care hospital and a 160-bed skilled nursing facility (ECF) licensed by the State of New York and operated by Oneida Health Systems, Inc., a New York not-for-profit corporation. Both facilities are JCAHO accredited.
Oneida Healthcare Center serves an area comprised of approximately 24 communities in Madison and western Oneida counties with a population of about 80,000 from it's main campus on Genesee Street (NYS Rt. 5) in the city of Oneida.
In addition OHC operates primary health centers in the villages of Canastota, Chittenango and Camden; a maternal/child clinic at the Northside Health Center in Oneida, three outreach laboratory draw stations in Oneida and Camden, and a rehabilitation & wellness center in Oneida.
History Of Oneida Healthcare Center
** Our History **
At Oneida Healthcare Center, caring has been our business since the Presbyterian Church provided a treatment room for victims of railroad accidents back in 1894. Since then, we have continued to expand our facilities and services, always keeping in mind the communities we serve.
In 1896, a citizen-donated bathhouse was established as a makeshift hospital. With the support of Oneida Mayor J. M. Goldstein, who donated a plot of land on Williams Street, a four-bed hospital opened in 1899.
The first Broad Street Hospital was built in 1906 to meet the ever-growing needs of Oneida and the surrounding areas. A year later the Broad Street Hospital School of Nursing opened and within eight years, the Hospital's size had tripled. In 1936, after a decision, which gave the City of Oneida control over the Hospital, a new 80-bed Oneida City Hospital opened directly behind the old Broad Street building. A 40-bed addition was built in 1951, but modernizing efforts could not keep pace with the growth of surrounding communities and the subsequent need for expanded healthcare services.
In 1967, with overwhelming community support, the present hospital overlooking the City from its Genesee Street location was approved. The new 101-bed Oneida City Hospital opened its doors in 1972. Two years later, the Broad Street facility was converted into the Extended Care Facility, filling the community's need for a residential skilled nursing facility.
The increase in the number of long-term care patients resulted in the construction of a new Extended Care Facility building located adjacent to the hospital. The facility opened in January of 1993, with 160 beds, including a specialized 11-bed ventilator unit.
The age of managed care, negotiated contracts with third-party payers and networking with other providers dictated that the hospital change governance from a municipally run facility, in order to remain competitive. On January 1, 1996, Oneida City Hospital became Oneida Healthcare Center, a private, not-for-profit voluntary organization.
In 1999, Oneida Healthcare Center began demolition of the former hospital on Broad Street, in preparation for relocating its growing outpatient physical therapy services. The Oneida Healthcare Rehabilitation & Wellness Center opened at that site in December of 1999.
