Schhuyler Hospital

JIM WATSON, president and CEO of Schuyler Hospital, recently announced his plans to retire in February 2020.

REBECCA GOULD, chief financial officer, has been appointed as the hospital’s next president by the Cayuga Health System board of directors. As part of the transition plan, Gould stepped into the role of chief operating officer on Oct. 14, and will assume the role of president in February.

Watson was hired as president and CEO of Schuyler Hospital in February 2016, after serving decades in hospital leadership roles in New York state. Watson’s other experience includes serving as president of Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital for 19 years, two years as CEO of Massena Memorial Hospital, and nine years as assistant executive director of Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville. He received his MBA in health-systems administration from Union College in Schenectady, graduating in 1983 as well as his bachelor’s degree, majoring in biology, from Hamilton College in 1978. Watson also served on the HANYS board of directors (2012-2014) and as the president of the Rochester Regional Healthcare Association (2011-2015). Gould has worked at Schuyler Hospital since 2000, starting as a medical-billing representative and working her way up to her most recent role of chief financial officer and executive director of finance. She has a master’s degree in business administration and an advanced certificate in project management from SUNY Empire State College.