Mr. Munton holds a key role in Wilson Medical Center’s strategic direction, operations and financial wellbeing. This includes long- and short-term goal setting, identifying opportunities for growth and improvement, establishing partnerships with stakeholders, recruitment and retention, budgeting, resource allocation, financial reporting, regulatory requirements compliance and more. Mr. Munton was appointed to the CEO role in April 2023 after leading Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, N.C. and Swain Community Hospital in Bryson City, N.C, both of which are also part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health.
