Jonna Hunter, DNP, RN, has been named Director of Women’s Services at Central Carolina Hospital effective Monday, Feb. 23.
In her role, Hunter will oversee the hospital’s Birth Center, which includes five private and spacious labor and delivery suites with amenities such as private bathrooms with Jacuzzi tubs, sleeper sofas for dads, central monitoring, and in-room infant care areas. The Birth Center provides management of premature labor, fetal surveillance, and delivery of term infants, with a Neonatal ICU. About 300 babies are born at Central Carolina Hospital each year.
A resident of Seagrove, Hunter served previously as Administrative Director for Women’s and Children’s Services at FirstHealth in Pinehurst from 2023 to 2025. Prior to that, she served as Director of Nursing in Women’s and Children’s for Cone Health System in Greensboro from 2016 to 2023.
She also served as Nurse Manager for Metrohealth System in Cleveland, OH, from 2010 to 2016 and as Assistant Nurse Manager there from 2007 to 2010.
A native of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Hunter received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Bowling Green University in Bowling Green, OH, in 2010. She earned her Master of Nursing Science degree with a focus on Executive Nursing Leadership from Chamberlain University in Downers Grove, IL, in 2016. Six years later, she earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice with a focus in Healthcare Systems Leadership, also from Chamberlain University.
“Jonna brings a strong focus on clinical quality and safety and risk management, which is essential for hospital obstetrics services,” said Dave Santoemma, CEO of CCH. “We welcome her expertise in patient safety and clinical excellence in building on the strong reputation of our obstetrics program, which has given birth to thousands of babies across countless generations of families in Lee County.”
“I am a collaborative nursing leader who focuses on exemplary clinical quality and safety,” Hunter said. “I look forward to building strong relationships with CCH staff, providers and support services, focused as a team on the patient experience and strong clinical outcomes.”
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