Condell president named to Gift of Hope board of directors

Ann Errichetti, president of Advocate Condell Medical Center, is among the most recent appointments to the board of directors of Gift of Hope, a not-for-profit organization that coordinates organ and tissue donation.

“I am honored to be on the board of directors of Gift of Hope and to contribute to its mission to save and enhance the lives of as many people as possible,” Errichetti said. ”Being on the front lines of health care, I know how donation can benefit people’s lives.”

Gift of Hope works with 180 hospitals serving 12 million people in Illinois and northwest Indiana. It is one of 58 organ procurement organizations that make up the nation’s donation system.

Since 1987, Itasca-based Gift of Hope has saved the lives of more than 18,000 organ transplant recipients and improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of tissue transplant recipients.

Errichetti is one of 15 members on the board of directors, which also includes executives from other hospitals, health care advocates, community leaders and elected officials. Many board members have personal experience with organ and tissue donation.

She became president of Advocate Condell Medical Center in January 2009 after three years as president of Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest.

In addition to leading Advocate Condell, Errichetti is the chief academic officer for Advocate Health Care, serving as the liaison between three medical school affiliates and more than 600 medical residents and fellows throughout the Advocate system.