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Phillip Kambic

President and CEO

Riverside Healthcare

Kankakee, IL

Mr. Kambic has served as president and CEO of Riverside Healthcare since December 2005, after holding the role of senior vice president and COO at the system since 1985. Under his leadership, Riverside Medical Center has earned Magnet designation and multiple redesignations, along with IBM Watson Health “100 Top Hospital Awards” and “50 Top Cardiovascular Hospital Awards.” The hospital has also launched several residency and fellowship training programs, expanded its footprint to sites of service across four counties and more than tripled its net asset size during his tenure. Mr. Kambic has chaired the boards of the Illinois Health and Hospital Association, the Kankakee County Economic Development Association and the Kankakee Area YMCA, and continues to serve on the Illinois Health and Hospital Association board and the Illinois Provider Trust board. He is a long-serving fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

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