Prior to joining Stamford Hospital, Hernandez served as Chief Nursing and Patient Care Services Officer at Durham Regional Hospital in Durham, N.C., which is part of the Duke University Health System.  She also served as Vice President of Patient Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, N.C.  She began her career as a staff nurse at the Duke University Medical Center.

Under her leadership, Hernandez has helped increase patient satisfaction by 40 percent as well as created nurse residency training programs, partnerships with local nursing schools for training and recruitment, and a patient flow task force resulting in a house-wide remote monitoring program.

Hernandez has a master of health administration from Pfeiffer College in North Carolina and a bachelor of science in nursing from the University of North Carolina.

Stamford Hospital

Stamford Hospital is a not-for-profit provider of comprehensive healthcare services in lower Fairfield County and the region.  The mission of Stamford Hospital is to provide, together with its physicians, a broad range of high quality health and wellness services focused on the needs of our communities.  Stamford Hospital is a Magnet Hospital and a member of the Planetree Alliance, a group of hospitals nationwide focused on patient-centered care.  Stamford Hospital is affiliated with New York Presbyterian Health System and is a major teaching affiliate of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.