Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> July 3, 2000
JAMES E. ROBINSON has been President, CEO and a Director of the
Interwest Home Medical, Inc. since February 1995. Mr. Robinson has been
President (CEO) and Chairman of the Board of Interwest Medical Equipment
Distributors, Inc. since October 1982. He also acted as Treasurer until
1990. Mr. Robinson graduated from Brigham Young University with a
Master's of Accountancy degree in 1975. He worked until July 1977 with
Haskins & Sells, at which time he joined Robinson's Medical Mart (a
predecessor company to Interwest Medical) as its Vice President and
Treasurer. Mr. Robinson was elected to the Board of Directors of the
National Association of Medical Equipment Suppliers (NAMES) in 1984,
where he served as Treasurer from 1986 until 1990, Chair from 1990 to
1991, Immediate Past-Chairman from 1991 to 1992, and continues as an
'Ex-Officer Board member. He was also elected to the Board of Directors
of Medical Equipment Distributors, Inc. (The MED Group) in 1985 and
served as its Chair from 1988 until 1992. Mr. Robinson has been active
in many local, regional, and national organizations that represent
individuals with disabilities. He is currently serving as the Chair of
the Utah Assistive Technology Foundation (UATF). Profile
Medical?
Mr. Robinson: We are a home medical equipment services provider, which
means we primarily provide home
