Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> July 3, 2000

James Robinson – Interwest Home Medical Inc (iwhm)

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
TWST: Could you begin by giving us a brief overview of Interwest Home

Medical?

Mr. Robinson: We are a home medical equipment services provider, which

means we primarily provide home