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Charles City student receives Hospital Association scholarship

Charles City student receives Hospital Association scholarship
Floyd County Medical Center Administrator Rod Nordeng presents a $3,500 scholarship check to Kimberly Isakson, a long-time registered nurse at the hospital, on behalf of the Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation Health Care Careers Scholarship Program. Press photo by Bob Steenson

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Kimberly Isakson of Colwell, an employee of Floyd County Medical Center, is in the process of earning her Masters of Science in Nursing degree at Purdue University Global, and has been awarded a $3,500 scholarship from the Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation, a program supported by the Iowa Hospital Foundation.

She is among 52 students from all over Iowa who have received assistance this year from the IHERF Health Care Careers Scholarship Program.

Isakson has been employed at Floyd County Medical Center as a registered nurse for 28 years, and said she plans to remain at the hospital after receiving her masters degree in nursing.

The Iowa Hospital Associaiton established the IHERF Health Care Careers Scholarship Program in 2004 to help address the ongoing shortage of health care professionals and encourage young Iowans to establish or continue their careers with Iowa hospitals.

The first scholarships were awarded in 2005 and now more than 450 students have benefited from the program.

In exchange for that financial support, students agree to work one year in an Iowa hospital for each year they receive an award. The scholarship program helps stabilize and enhance Iowa’s hospital workforce. Today, more than 280 scholarship recipients are working in Iowa hospitals.

Hospital leaders from all parts of the state evaluated scholarship applications from dozens of qualified students who were judged on grade-point average, a written personal statement, letters of reference, and extracurricular, community and health care-related activities.

“Because of the generosity of Iowa hospital leaders and other supporters of this program, we have presented more than $1.5 million in scholarships,” said IHA President and CEO Kirk Norris. “We are proud to help these high-achieving students fulfill their career goals at Iowa hospitals.”

IHERF is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Iowa Hospital Association. IHERF is a charitable nonprofit and exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code.

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