Pinehurst, N.C.-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas appointed Rebecca Carter, RN, president of FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital in Troy, N.C., effective in December.
Ms. Carter is currently CEO and chief nursing officer for Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine, N.C. She was previously COO and CNO of Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard, N.C. She has also served as director of clinical education, support and development at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C.
She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Ms. Carter succeeds Beth Walker, RN, who is retiring Jan. 3, 2020.