March 2, 2009

DES MOINES, Iowa (March 2, 2009) –  Candy Kraska has been named a member of the Iowa Hospital Association Auxiliary/Volunteer Board. Kraska is the manager and buyer of the gift shop at Broadlawns Medical Center and volunteers in the shop.

She has served as president of the Broadlawns Medical Center Guild and is currently president-elect of the guild. 

To qualify to serve on the IHA Auxiliary/Volunteer Board, members must be president or past-president of a hospital auxiliary or a volunteer director.

With a history as a community health center dating back to 1903, Broadlawns Medical Center first opened its doors as a hospital to the residents of Polk County on April 13, 1924.  Over the years, Broadlawns has adapted to the changing demands of public health care and remained true to its mission of offering quality health services to all Polk County residents and training tomorrow’s health care professionals.  Today, Broadlawns Medical Center is composed of: 

• An acute care community hospital serving medical, surgical, mental health and primary care needs.
• A 60-member physician practice overseeing numerous specialty clinics and outpatient services.
• A family medicine residency program that graduates physician leaders who serve communities across Iowa and the country.  

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