New Director of the Purchasing Department

NEW YORK-  November 20, 2013  Head of the purchasing department at Mountain East Medical Center, Bob Wilkinson, resigned this morning.

Bob Wilkinson came to Mountain East Medical Center in 1975. Previously he worked for a small rural community hospital as  their purchasing chief.  He was a 1972 graduate from the state university's School of Hospital Admin. Wilkinson plans to take a job with City Memorial Hospital.

Despite the financial friction within the past two months, Wilkinson will be missed among the staff at the hospital.

Wilkinson is due to be replaced by assistant head of the department, Johnny Toler. According to Harry Illscott, the hospital administrator, the hospital chose Toler as a replacement because of his reliability within the past 13 years of service at the hospital.

 "Bob's abilities will be greatly missed at this hospital, but I know that Johnny Toler is a person we can all depend on to do whatever is necessary to keep his department going. I have great faith in him and in this hospital," Illscott said.

Along with his background in pharmacy, Toler has two children with his wife Carolyn, the head of the gynecology department at Mountain East Medical Center. He was brought into the purchasing department 13 years ago in 1978 as an assistant after the hospital pharmacy closed.

Toler had this to say about his new position: "This hospital means a great deal to me and my family, and I will give my best efforts to making our purchasing department the best. I learned from a fine man- Bob Wilkinson- and I hopeI can continue to build on the foundation he established."

Mountain East Medical Center is a local hospital serving the community for the past century. We put the needs and the struggles of our patients first while proactively searching for the next best thing in the medical industry. We are committed to our patients and creating the best social and medical environment to reach far beyond the community.

For more information on this press release:
Marybeth Dinges
Mountain East Medical Center
(333)333-3333
mkdinges@gmail.com