[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 167 (Thursday, October 12, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E957]
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                              LORI HERNDON

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                        HON. JEFFERSON VAN DREW

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 12, 2023

  Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker Pro Tempore, it is my honor and pleasure to 
extend my personal congratulations to an exceptional healthcare 
executive, Ms. Lori Herndon, on her recent retirement as President and 
CEO of AtlantiCare. Throughout her exceptional forty-year career, which 
began as a critical care nurse on the healthcare frontlines, Ms. 
Herndon, has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to strategic growth, 
operations, and development. Since 2016, Ms. Herndon, has led a team of 
over 6,000 AtlantiCare staff, providers, and volunteers serving the 
community in more than 100 locations in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, 
Cape May, and Ocean counties of southern New Jersey. Ms. Herndon's 
focus on listening to patients, a critical aspect of her role as a 
bedside nurse, has become a hallmark of her leadership. Under Ms. 
Herndon's visionary leadership, ARMC received Magnet designation for 
the fifth time, one of only thirty-five Magnet-designated organizations 
to do so out of 608. In 2022, US News & World Report recognized ARMC as 
the sixth best hospital in New Jersey. Her work at AtlantiCare has 
garnered state-wide and national recognition, with Ms. Herndon, 
recently named one of Modern Healthcare's 100 most influential leaders. 
The year prior, Herndon, was named one of NJBIZ's Best fifty Women in 
Business. In January 2022, Ms. Herndon was appointed as chair of the 
New Jersey Hospital Association, where she has worked to protect 
healthcare workers, redesign care delivery and develop the workforce. I 
extend my heartfelt gratitude and best wishes to Ms. Lori Herndon, on 
her retirement after an outstanding career spanning more than four 
decades. God Bless Lori Herndon, and God Bless our United States of 
America.

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