Our Leadership

Dave Santoemma, CEO

Dave Santoemma has been named Chief Executive Officer of Central Carolina Hospital effective April 1, 2024.

Prior to joining CCH, Santoemma served as Chief Operating Officer of Starr Regional Medical Center, a two-hospital system in Athens and Etowah, TN. In this role, he provided oversight for financial performance, strategic planning and day-to-day operations of assigned departments, including Imaging, Lab, Pharmacy, Plant Operations, Rehabilitation Services, Security and others. During his tenure at Starr Regional, he also served as a board member of the United Way of McMinn & Meigs Counties and McMinn Chamber of Commerce.

Previously, Santoemma served as Associate Administrator at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, AR, where he provided leadership support to hospital departments, including Environmental Services, Imaging, Laboratory, Pharmacy, Plant Operations, inpatient and outpatient therapy, and others.

Santoemma holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix in Phoenix, AZ. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and holds a Professional in Patient Safety certification (CPPS), awarded for demonstrating a high level ​​of proficiency in the core standards of patient safety.

Connette Gill, CNO

Connette Gill, MSN, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CPPS, has been named Chief Nursing Officer at Central Carolina Hospital effective  April 1, 2024.

Previously, Gill served as Assistant Chief Nursing Officer of Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, where she was responsible for daily nursing operations and supported the Chief Nursing Officer in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing services to ensure delivery of adequate and competent patient care.

Connette has over two decades of clinical and administrative experience in various specialty fields including emergency services, forensic nursing, risk management and nursing education. She received her Master of Science in Nursing degree  from Old Dominion University and her Master of Business Administration from Western Governors University. She also holds certificates in Executive Nursing Leadership and patient safety.

David Munton, CFO

David Munton has been named Chief Financial Officer of Central Carolina Hospital effective June 3, 2024.

Munton has been with Duke LifePoint Healthcare since 2021, serving most recently as Chief Financial Officer of Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax, Va. Prior to that, he served as Controller of National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas, from 2021 to 2023.

Before joining Duke LifePoint, Munton served as Financial Analyst and as an Accountant with Loma Linda University Health Shared Services, in Loma Linda, California. He brings more than 15 years of experience to CCH and has worked with small community hospitals as well as large hospital systems during his career.

Munton received his masters of science accountancy and his bachelor of arts in business administration with a concentration in finance from California State University in San Bernadino, California.