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Times Union: Women in Health Care – Meet Virginia Golden

The Times Union’s Women@Work magazine published a profile story on Virginia Golden, chief executive officer of St. Peter’s Hospital and Albany Memorial Hospital, talking with her about her long career in health care and the importance of mentors, role models, and family. From the story: Virginia Golden started at St. Peter’s Hospital in 1970 as a part-time typist. She was in high school then, and her sister was a phlebotomist at St. Peter’s, so she’d have a ride sometimes, and it made the most sense to work there. At St. Peter’s, she met women — specifically Sisters Ellen Lawlor and Kay Graber — who would put her in positions to grow. By 1987, she was a vice president of the hospital. Last April, she was named CEO of St. Peter’s and Albany Memorial hospitals, the next step in a 46-year career. Just before the April announcement, she was chief integration officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners, parent organization of both hospitals. Read the full Women@Work story here.

SPHP in the News

Times Union: St. Peter’s Adds to Albany Food Drive

The Times Union published a story about SPHP’s participation in a recent food drive in partnership with The Food Pantries for the Capital District. Over the course of the food drive, staff at St. Peter’s Hospital and Albany Memorial Hospital donated a total of 2,000 pounds of food – matching the goal of the entire city-wide food drive – which represents 1,666 meals for the Capital Region’s most vulnerable residents. From the story: St. Peter’s Health Partners held a food drive in coordination with the city’s and delivered the collected items on Friday for The Food Pantries for the Capital District. Responding to an increase in the number of children and single adults who either repeatedly missed meals or cannot afford nutritious meals, a coalition of Capital Region food pantries teamed up with the city of Albany and KeyBank last month to urge people to donate food during a two-week food drive that ended Friday. Click here to read the full story.