PRINCETON – N.J. Gov. Chris Christie will be a special guest at the New Jersey Hospital Association’s Annual Meeting Jan. 27 at the Hyatt Regency Princeton, 102 Carnegie Center, Route 1 North, Princeton.

Gov. Christie is scheduled to speak at 1:30 p.m. to a group of about 400 hospital and healthcare leaders. His remarks will cap off a day of activity that begins at 10 a.m. with NJHA’s 93rd Annual Meeting. Audrey Meyers, president and CEO of Valley Health System, will be installed as the Association’s 2012 Board chair. NJHA also will present its annual Healthcare Leader, Quality Improvement and Community Outreach Awards. Jamie Orlikoff, a healthcare governance and quality expert, will provide a luncheon keynote speech.

The full schedule:

10 a.m.         NJHA Annual Meeting and Awards
11:30 a.m.    Reception
12 noon        Luncheon (with keynote speaker Jamie Orlikoff and special guest Gov. Christie)
1:30 p.m.     Gov. Christie is scheduled to speak

NJHA, founded in 1918, is the state’s oldest and largest healthcare trade organization. It represents 111 acute care and specialty hospitals, 300-plus post-acute care providers and related professional societies and businesses that are committed to quality, affordable and accessible healthcare for New Jersey.