ANDREWS – In a move that was made sooner than originally anticipated, the hospital board last week named Permian Regional Medical Center’s new CEO. Hospital directors approved hiring interim CEO Donny Booth following an executive session during a special board meeting Wednesday. Booth had been serving in the interim role following to former PRMC CEO Russell Tippin’s departure to Odessa’s Medical Center Hospital in early September. “They caught me a little by surprise,” Booth noted of Wednesday’s hiring. “I knew they had a personnel item on the agenda but I wasn’t expecting them to name me CEO. “I’m excited,” he ...