The announcement came during the association’s annual meeting.
Ms. Herndon became CEO of Atlantic City-based AtlantiCare in 2016. Before that, she served as the health system’s executive vice president, as well as president and CEO of AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center.
A former intensive care unit nurse, Ms. Herndon has served on the New Jersey Hospital Association board since 2014, according to a news release. She succeeds Wyckoff-based Christian Health President and CEO Douglas Struyk as association board chair.
Read more about Ms. Herndon, as well as the appointment of other new board officers and members, here.
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