With more than 20 years of experience in healthcare supply chain leadership, Mr. Hernandez oversees approximately $1 billion in annual expenditures for Broward Health, one of the nation’s largest public healthcare systems with more than 50 locations. Under his leadership, Broward Health earned the ECRI “National Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence Award” for the third consecutive year in 2025 and received Vizient’s “Executive Savings Award” and “Participation Leader Award.” Mr. Hernandez’s emphasis on value analysis, bringing together purchasing, sourcing and clinical teams, generated approximately $7.6 million in financial value in 2025, following $7.4 million in 2024. He also led Broward Health’s participation in Partners Cooperative, a national purchasing aggregation organization representing more than $12 billion in annual member spending, generating nearly $1.6 million in annual cost reductions. Mr. Hernandez mentors emerging suppliers and helped launch Broward Health’s mentor/protégé program, which gave diverse contractors experience on healthcare construction projects, including a million-dollar cardiac catheterization lab completed entirely by diverse vendors. He received the South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association’s “Master of Healthcare Logistics Award” in 2025.
