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June 1, 2015

Dr. Errichetti to Receive 2015 Key4Women Achieve Award

ALBANY, N.Y., May 29, 2015 – Ann Errichetti, MD, MBA, chief executive officer,  of St. Peter’s Hospital and Albany Memorial Hospital, and vice president for Acute Care Albany of St. Peter’s Health Partners, will be presented the Key4Women Achieve Award at the Annual Key4Women Forum at the Glen Sanders Mansion in Albany.

The Achieve Award honors a local woman business leader who has achieved a high level of success in her career while making many contributions to the community. The award is part of KeyBank’s Key4Women program, which has been recognized by the Kauffman Foundation as a “best practice” for financial institutions serving women business owners.

Prior to her current roles, Dr. Errichetti worked at Advocate Health Care in Chicago, Illinois as the president of Advocate Condell Medical Center. She established the first level one trauma center in Lake County, the first dedicated pediatric emergency room in Lake County and the first hospital in Lake County to be accredited as an Acute Chest Pain Center.

“It is an honor to receive the Key4Women Achieve Award from an institution such as KeyBank that has shown such a deep commitment to supporting women in our community to succeed as business owners,” Dr. Errichetti said. “St. Peter’s Hospital, Albany Memorial Hospital, and the entire St. Peter’s Health Partners system of care have a similar dedication to providing women and the families with quality health care throughout their lifetimes, and to be a transforming presence in the community that we serve.”

Under her leadership, Advocate Condell was named to US News and World Reports “Top Chicago Hospitals” and also named as a “Top 100” Hospital and “Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital” by Truven Analytics. Dr. Errichetti brings experience working for Day Kimball Hospital, Good Samaritan Medical Center and Memorial Health Care. On top of her experiences in hospitals, she is a fellow in the American College of Cardiology, a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves on the board of the Albany Symphony Orchestra and the American Heart Association, Capital District.

Under Dr. Errichetti’s leadership, St. Peter’s Hospital has received numerous accolades for high-quality medical care. St. Peter’s Hospital was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Regional Hospital 2014 and 9th in NYS for Exceptional Care – 11 specialties; and ranked 36th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital for Gastroenterology and GI Surgery 2014.

Dr. Errichetti graduated from Fordham University (Bronx, NY) and received an M.D. from Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA). She also received an MBA from Clark University (Worcester, MA). A board-certified cardiologist, Dr. Errichetti completed an Internal Medicine residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center (Worcester, MA), a Clinical Fellowship in Cardiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, and a Clinical Research Fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA).

“This is a well-deserved honor for Ann. Not only does she oversee one of our region’s most respected hospital networks, but she is a true inspiration and embodies everything the Key4Women Achieve Award represents,” said Ruth Mahoney, president, Capital Region Market, KeyBank.

Errichetti joins an impressive list of former winners:

2010    Karen Gordon, executive director of Commission on Economic Opportunity for the Greater Capital Region

2011    Kathleen Tanner, executive director of Equinox, and Dorothy Cucinelli, executive director of ClearView Center

2012    Joan Hayner, CEO of CapitalCare Medical Group

2013    Karen Bilowith, president and CEO of Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region

2014    Nathalie Whitton, owner, Site Solutions Worldwide

Key4Women, officially launched in 2005, is a unique KeyBank program grounded in research and dedicated to helping women business owners achieve success. The program has lent more than $6 billion to qualified women-owned business since its founding.

In addition to access to capital, Key4Women offers customized solutions through Key4Women Champions in 21 districts, ongoing education to help women business owners build skills and knowledge, and networking opportunities with local and national organizations, including the Women’s President Organization (WPO), the Center for Women’s Business Research and the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO).

Key4Women is free to Key clients and can be joined by visiting www.key.com/women. On the site, members can find business tips on topics such as SBA lending, marketing and business development, Human Resources, and Information Technology. In addition to the website, members have access to e-newsletters, teleconferences and podcasts. Non-Key clients can learn more about the program and how they can join by contacting Kate Otis at kate.otis@keybank.com.

For more information about the Key4Women Forum and registration, visit https://www.key.com/business/key4women/women-business-owners-member-benefits.jsp.

About KeyCorp

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Key provides deposit, lending, cash management and investment services to individuals, small and medium sized businesses in 12 states under the name of KeyBank N.A. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name.

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