Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health has selected Tonia W. Hale, DNP, RN, to serve as CEO of Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine, N.C., effective Dec. 16, according to a Mitchell News-Journal report.
Dr. Hale comes to Blue Ridge Regional from Tennova Newport (Tenn.) Medical Center, where she served as chief nursing officer. She was also the administrator-in-training for the hospital's 56-bed nursing home.
She earned her doctorate from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City.
She succeeds Becky Carter, who announced her plans to step down from the role.