The FirstHealth of the Carolinas Board of Directors have selected Mickey W. Foster as the health system’s new CEO. Foster is currently the president of Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital and senior vice president for Cone Health in Greensboro, a position he has held since 2014. He has more than 25 years of healthcare executive experience including leadership roles in community hospitals, academic medical centers and multi-hospital systems. Foster’s first day will be July 8. David Kilarski, who has served as the CEO of FirstHealth of the Carolinas and the President of Moore Regional Hospital since 2011, announced his retirement last October, setting up the search.
The ECU College of Nursing recently honored Sue Collier with its 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award. Collier received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from ECU. She currently serves as vice president of innovation and clinical excellence with the NC Healthcare Foundation.
