LOWVILLE, New York — The Lewis County General Hospital board of managers has appointed Lewiston native Gerald Cayer as chief executive officer.
Cayer has held leadership roles in acute care, long-term care, residential and educational centers for persons with disabilities, and municipal health and human services. Over his tenure at Franklin Community Health Network and Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, he served as the chief operating officer, executive vice president and vice president. In 2015, Cayer, along with several others associated with Franklin Community Health Network, co-authored a community health study published in the Jan. 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association: Community-Wide Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Programs and Health Outcomes in a Rural County, 1970-2010.
He and his wife have three children and live in Waterville. The family will be relocating to Lewis County, New York.
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