Pender Memorial Hospital has announced several leadership promotions within its Patient Care Division.
 
Ramona Casteen has been named administrative coordinator for Pender Memorial's emergency department. She has 12 years of nursing experience and began her work at the hospital in 2015 as a registered nurse in the emergency department. She has also worked at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston, Wayne Memorial in Goldsboro and Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville.
 
Amy Hewett has been named clinical support service manager. She joined the hospital as coordinator of infection control and employee health in 2015. She was previously a registered nurse at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in a variety of roles including the nephrology unit and employee health for more than 17 years. In her new role, she has supervisory responsibility for Pender Memorial's Surgical and Gynecology Specialty.
 
Also at the hospital, Shannon Lanning has been named manager of surgical services. She has worked at Pender Memorial for more than 11 years and previously served as a surgical tech. Lanning has three years’ experience as a registered nurse and has served as clinical coordinator of surgical services since 2014.