Mr. Adams serves as president of Atlantic Health Hackettstown and Atlantic Health Newton Medical Centers, where he oversees operations and ensures quality, safety and financial integrity across both community hospitals and their ambulatory operations. He also serves as senior vice president at their broader system, Atlantic Health. Since arriving in 2019, Mr. Adams has become embedded in the communities the two hospitals serve, and under his leadership both facilities have earned quality recognitions from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, Healthgrades, The Leapfrog Group and U.S. News & World Report. Atlantic Health Newton earned Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in May 2025 and was named one of Healthgrades’ “100 Best Hospitals for Pulmonary Care and Critical Care” for a third consecutive year in 2026, while Atlantic Health Hackettstown ranked in the top 10% nationally for overall pulmonary services and critical care for two years running this year. Atlantic Health Newton also earned a high-performing designation in stroke from U.S. News & World Report in 2026. Mr. Adams was recognized through the American College of Healthcare Executives with its “Early Career Healthcare Executive Regent’s Award” in 2010. Before joining Atlantic Health, he served as COO and then president of Southern Ocean Medical Center, part of Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health.
