The CEO of the Cass County Health System says CCHS  is providing a $1000 health career scholarship again this year.  According to Todd Hudspeth, the award is available for a student studying to become a healthcare professional.  Applicants must be accepted to or currently enrolled in a health career educational program leading to at least a bachelor’s degree.  Applications are available at area high school guidance offices, the human resources office at Cass County Memorial Hospital and on the hospital’s website, www.casshealth.org.

Hudspeth says the scholarship “Is an opportunity for us to give something back to the people of southwest Iowa. “We welcome the opportunity to encourage students from this area in their educational endeavors.”

Applications for the scholarship are due April 1, 2014.  For further information, contact Sara Nelson, CCMH Public Relations Director, at 712-243-7408.