The American Hospital Association on Thursday honored UnityPoint Health – Iowa Methodist Medical Center for its 100 years of participation and leadership in the AHA. At the UnityPoint Health-Des Moines board meeting, Liz Summy, AHA regional executive, recognized the hospital’s long-standing membership with an award to David Stark, president and CEO of UnityPoint Health-Des Moines. While the AHA was founded in 1898, the first year of admitting institutional members was 1919, making Iowa Methodist one of the earliest members of the AHA. Iowa Methodist Medical Center was founded in 1901. “It is an honor to be recognized and receive this award from the American Hospital Association,” said Stark. “We know how important it is to work together in health care, and that was even more evident over the last year and a half as we faced a global pandemic together. We value our membership with AHA.” Above photo: David Stark with Liz Summy