Mr. Phillips started work on Nov. 1. He retired four years ago as CEO of a hospital in Branson, Mo., and has since worked as an interim CEO, mainly for hospitals in the southeast United States.
The national search continues for a permanent CEO to replace Earl Fitzpatrick, who was fired in Sept. 2010. According to the report, the hospital should choose a new CEO by February.
Read the Times-News Magic Valley report on Bob Phillips.
Read more on recent Idaho executive moves:
–CEO of Idaho’s North Canyon Medical Center Placed on Leave
–Former Idaho Congress Hopeful Named Hospital CEO
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