Mr. Herndon oversees the financial operations of Ascension’s 140 hospitals and 7,000 provider physician group. While at Ascension, he has collaborated with executive leadership to improve system earning over 50% year over year. Mr. Herndon has spent over 25 years in healthcare finance roles, including time spent as vice president and CFO of Ascension Texas. There, he led financial operations for 14 hospitals in central Texas. Prior to joining Ascension in 2016, Mr. Herndon held several executive finance roles with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA in Texas and Florida.
