John Phillips is the new vice president and chief operating officer at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System.

He will be responsible for various service lines pertaining to the smooth operation of the hospital.

“That’s always a moving target,” Phillips said of his job responsibilities. “My job is really to help Chris (Karam), our CEO, run daily operations of the hospital.”

Phillips said his job is made easy by capable department leaders.

“I don’t see myself as a supervisor. My focus is how do we coordinate all our efforts to run the best hospital fo...